juan josé roque-giraud *

Juan José Roque-Giraud (b. Puerto Rico) is a writer and MA student in Art History at The University of Texas at Austin.

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recent writing / escritos recientes:

*Confronting authenticity and self-reflection in Gabriella Torres-Ferrer’s artistic series ‘Be Real,’ Center for Puerto Rican Studies, January 2026

*Desde Mar Adentro: entre corrientes de memoria y resistencia, Visión Doble: Revista de Crítica e Historia del Arte, October 2025

*El arte del cómic y las muchas luchas de una superheroína boricua, Plástica: Revista de la Liga de Arte de San Juan, September 2025

*Contra la veta: duelo, resistencia y liberación en la exhibición de “Gráfica vital”, Plástica: Revista de la Liga de Arte de San Juan, August 2025

*Taller Creando sin Encargos: contra-narrativas, trece años de una pedagogía decolonial puertorriqueña, 90Grados: Tabloide Digital de Diseño, July 2025

*The Formation of Islets as a Metaphor Against Distance and Oblivion: The “islotes” Series by Kevin Quiles Bonilla, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, June 2025

*Redes de resistencia en la exhibición “10 años de MAC en el Barrio”, Plástica: Revista de la Liga de Arte de San Juan, April 2025

*Desmantelando el pedestal: el objeto artístico y su dinamismo en el museo, [in]genios: Revista de investigación y labor creativa, December 2024

*Un viaje retrospectivo sobre la materia como puente hacia la identidad: Travesías/Crossings de Imna Arroyo, Puntos de Fuga, December 2023

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bio:

Juan José Roque-Giraud holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. They are currently a MA student in the Department of Art and Art History and the Center for Latin American Visual Studies (CLAVIS) at The University of Texas at Austin. Their research focuses on contemporary art from the insular Caribbean and its diaspora, with a special interest in the material, the ephemeral, and conceptual practices. They collaborate as a freelance editor for the Whitney Museum of American Art and previously worked at the Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte of the University of Puerto Rico.