Miguel Luciano’s Plátano Pride (2006).Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
Bling: Now With More Potassium
Finally, fashion-forward teens are taking a heart-healthy approach to bling. Puerto Rico–born, Brooklyn-based artist Miguel Luciano, one of 45 Caribbean artists showing in the Brooklyn Museum’s “Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art,†brings us Plátano Pride, a seamless amalgamation of North and Central: one precocious teen, a taste of hip-hop culture, and Puerto Rico’s favorite starch, the banana. “Infinite Island†opens tomorrow. —Rachel Wolff