moniquemeloche is pleased to present David Antonio Cruz: come close, like before. This is the artist’s third solo exhibition with the gallery.
come close, like before is a continuation of Cruz’s chosenfamilyseries–exploring the non-biological bonds between queer people that are based on mutual love and support–and centers this structure within the historical canon of western art, specifically maritime and landscape painting. Cruz produced this body of work after extensive travel during the last year and a half, having undergone an artist residency in Laguarres, Spain and visiting his grandparent’s land in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Reflecting on themes of lineage, family, and home, as well as the complex history between Spain and Puerto Rico, Cruz contemplates ideas of drift and voyage rendered through a distinctly queer, Brown perspective.
