New York, NY | Gallery Tuesdays | Ruby Rumié “Us, 172 Years Later”

Join ArtTable and Nohra Haime for a tour of “Us, 172 Years Later” by Ruby Rumié at the Nohra Haime Gallery. The project is based on the 19th Century Chorographic Commission in Colombia that includes the inhabitants of the Caribbean coast which were missing in the original scientific study. Rumié puts together one hundred people from the Caribbean region whose unique characteristics share the passion and commitment for their trade, and express in a special way their taste and the value they place on the food from this region, as food is one of the most relevant cultural elements. Rumié inserts the women as a type who were not included in the original Commission due to gender and race.

Born in Cartagena de Indias, Rumié studied painting, drawing and sculpture at the Cartagena School of Fine Arts (1980-1982). From 1989 to 1996 she worked on hyperrealist painting. She then broke away from academia and pursued her work with a clear focus on social issues, both territorial and on patrimony, questioning her commitment as an artist to society. She has held important exhibitions in Colombia, Chile, the United States and France. She exhibited Hálito Divino (Divine Breath) and Tejiendo calles (Weaving Streets) at the Nohra Haime Gallery in New York and at NH Galería in Cartagena, Colombia. She participated in Art Paris and in the first Biennial of Contemporary Art of Cartagena de Indias with her work Lugar común (Common Place). She was awarded the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center fellowship and Women Together from the United Nations (UN) for her anthropological, social and artistic works.

Special thanks to Julia P. Herzberg, PhD.

Admission:

• ArtTable Members – $10
• ArtTable Member Guests – $20
• Public – $25

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Please note that all income from program fees goes towards program expenses and ArtTable’s internal costs for organizing programs.

This program is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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Image: RUBY RUMIÉ. Us, 172 Years Later, 2022. Images of works.

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Haime started writing for the art section of the Spanish Edition of Harper’s Bazaar in the 1980s, and later through her own publications on the diverse artists she has represented and worked with. She has equally juried several exhibitions and has been invited to lecture, give talks and participate in panels. In 2011, Nohra was awarded the Key to the City of Cartagena, Colombia. In 2013 she received the Jessica Cosgrave award from Finch College Alumnae Association in New York and was nominated in 2014 as one of the 100 Colombians by the 100 Colombians Foundation.