Sophie Rivera: Double Exposures

Pioneering photographer Sophie Rivera's portraits, experimental self-portraits, and documentary images of 1970s–90s New York, exploring identity and Nuyorican representation.

Why go

The first museum survey of Rivera (1938–2021), a founding member of En Foco and one of the few women photographers in the Nuyorican Movement. Her Latino Portrait series brought everyday Puerto Ricans to the NYC subway system; this retrospective pairs vintage prints with never-before-seen archive materials and a new Aperture monograph.

What to expect

Portraits, documentary photographs, experimental self-portraits, and images of New York's subway and graffiti scenes from the late 1970s–1990s, displayed across multiple galleries with installation views showing large-scale presentation of her work.

Things to know

• First museum survey dedicated to Sophie Rivera (1938–2021).
• Rivera was a founding member of En Foco, the Bronx-based Nuyorican photography collective.
• Her Latino Portrait series was exhibited at large scale in the NYC subway system.
• Accompanying publication co-published by El Museo del Barrio and Aperture includes 125+ images, Rivera's writings, and newly commissioned es
• Exhibition supported by the Luce Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and Ford Foundation.
• Rivera organized exhibitions at El Museo and held her first solo show there in the 1980s.

Plan your visit

Las Galerías open Thursday–Sunday, 11am–5pm. Closed Monday–Wednesday. Tickets available through the museum's website.