Nicolás Dumit Estévez, *3 1/2 Hours to Paradise*, urban intervention at Times Square, 2003 / Photo: Elia Alba / This photo can only be used with permission from the artist

For a whole decade I work on performances, actions, interventions and publications dealing with the perception of the tropics as paradise. In the case of this action on Times Square, New York City, I inhabit a readymade “stage,” including the advertisement that promises New Yorkers a swift trip into the “No Problem” islands of the Caribbean.

USA Paradisiaca / Super Merengue / Las Frutas Tropicales / Learning to Drive / La Papa Móvil / The Fountain of Youth / Recuento de mis 15 / She tans. He sails. She swims. He surfs. She shops. He dives / 3 1/2 Hours to Paradise / The Passerby Museum / Amigo Express / Fellatious