Fabiola Méndez on the Cuatro

Multimedia visual artist Miguel Luciano, in collaboration with The Met’s Department of Musical Instruments, invites cuatrista Fabiola Méndez to activate Efrain Vega’s cuatro (1995) and other Puerto Rican instruments in the collection.


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Cuatro, Efrain Vega  Puerto Rican, Maplewood, plexiglas, steel, Puerto Rico
Efrain Vega
1995