{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Bad at Sports Episode 942: Embajada Gallery","description":"Recorded live at NADA Art Fair, Episode 942 features a deeply generous conversation with gallerist and artist Christopher Rivera\u2014founder of Embajada (\u201cEmbassy\u201d) Gallery in Puerto Rico. Joined by hosts Ryan Peter Miller, Tom Sanford, and William \u201cBill\u201d Pereda, Rivera discusses artist-led infrastructures, building a gallery as a political and conceptual project, and the evolving ecosystem of Puerto Rican contemporary art. At the center of the conversation is Rivera\u2019s presentation of artist Taina Cruz whose hybrid practice\u2014spanning painting, robotics, and installation\u2014anchors the booth. The discussion moves fluidly between artistic identity, diaspora, conceptual vs. formal practices, and the strange alchemy of building a gallery that resists becoming purely commercial. This is also a conversation about organic growth: careers, relationships, and opportunities that emerge through trust, community, and sustained engagement rather than strategy alone. &amp;nbsp; NADA Art Fair \u2014 https:\/\/www.newartdealers.org\/ Taina Cruz&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/tainacruz.com\/ Art Basel Miami Beach \u2014 https:\/\/www.artbasel.com\/miami-beach Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) \u2014 https:\/\/www.mica.edu\/Yale University \u2014 https:\/\/www.yale.edu\/Hunter College \u2014 https:\/\/hunter.cuny.edu\/Marlborough Gallery \u2014 https:\/\/www.marlboroughgallery.com\/ Rachel Uffner Gallery \u2014 https:\/\/www.racheluffnergallery.com\/ Sugar Hill Children\u2019s Museum of Art &amp;amp; Storytelling \u2014 https:\/\/www.sugarhillmuseum.org\/ Artforum \u2014 https:\/\/www.artforum.com\/Bad Bunny \u2014 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bad_Bunny Joshua Nazario Lugo \u2014 https:\/\/joshuanazario.com\/about Jan Anthony Olivares \u2014 https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/janthonyolivares\/ Carla Acevedo-Yates \u2014 https:\/\/mcachicago.org\/about\/who-we-are\/people\/carla-acevedo-yates William Wegman \u2014 https:\/\/www.wegmanworld.com\/Claude Monet \u2014 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claude_Monet Camille Pissarro \u2014 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Camille_Pissarro &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Bad at Sports","author_url":"http:\/\/badatsports.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41220055\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201740105"}