Carlos Rólon at Untitled

Hexton Gallery presents Carlos Rolón’s most recent body of work, which reflects on memory, place, and resilience in relation to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

At the center of the exhibition are floral and text-based works on repurposed tarpaulin, a material distributed initially as emergency roofing after hurricanes. Through embroidery, painting, and printing, phrases such as Ay Bendito, ¿Qué pasa?, and Te necesito emerge as emblems of humor, longing, and endurance.

Developed in collaboration with Pro-Techos, a Puerto Rican non-profit dedicated to rebuilding permanent roofs post-hurricanes, these transformed tarps reclaim a symbol of temporary survival and reimagine them as a lasting cultural declaration of beauty and identity.

Charcoal and graphite drawings echo these themes through quiet, spectral landscapes that trace Afro-Caribbean histories, while handmade macramés pay tribute to domestic gestures and personal lineage.

This body of work follows the artist’s institutional solo exhibition at Newfields Museum in Indianapolis and precedes his upcoming solo show at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas.

For the Special Projects section, Hexton features Está Cabrón, a powerful emblem of resilience and celebration that transforms an object of survival into a testament to humanity’s enduring spirit.