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 pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Texas at Austin, where they are a member of the Center for Latin American Visual Studies (CLAVIS). 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.