Armig Santos: Baladas
Lévy Gorvy Dayan is delighted to announce the gallery’s first solo exhibition Baladas with Puerto Rican artist Armig Santos, opening on April 16, 2026. The exhibition will debut a series of canvases that explore the artist’s personal and pastoral relationship to the islands of Puerto Rico, drawing upon historical, archival, and ecological sources of inspiration. With the exhibition’s title, Santos nods to José Luis González’s 1978 novel Balada de otro tiempo (Ballad of Another Time), which remains a significant representation of traditional farming—or campesino—culture in Puerto Rico. Remarking on his new body of work, Santos states, “Every painting is a ballad to Puerto Rico in its own way. The works are reminders of the past but also a way to understand what is happening now.”
Selected Artworks
- Armig Santos
- Hace nueve años (Este lugar está en el mar), 2026
- Oil on canvas
- 40 × 30 inches (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
- Armig Santos
- Lo terrenal y lo celestial, 2026
- Oil on canvas
- 72 × 84 inches (182.9 × 213.4 cm)
- Armig Santos
- No sé si irme, 2025–26
- Oil on canvas
- 72 × 84 inches (182.9 × 213.4 cm)
- Armig Santos
- Balada celestial (Shadow Boxing at the Beach), 2025
- Oil on canvas
- 24 × 20 inches (61 × 50.8 cm)
- Armig Santos
- Una balada de cucubanos, bahías y estrellas, 2025
- Oil on canvas
- 84 × 72 inches (213.4 × 182.9 cm)
- Armig Santos
- La isla que se repite, 2025
- Oil on linen
- 72 × 84 inches (182.9 × 213.4 cm)
- Armig Santos
- El camino (Un marco de las Antillas), 2025
- Oil on canvas
- 84 × 72 inches (213.4 × 182.9 cm)
- Armig Santos
- Bioluminescence (Traces of the Boat), 2024
- Oil on canvas
- 72 × 60 inches (182.9 × 152.4 cm)