One of the most beautiful art fairs in Latin America is about to open its doors this October 20th in Bogota. What is important for me to go to Colombia, Bogota and see this show is to find the most interesting latin american emerging art, and I have to refer specifically to the Colombian artists. [...]
Curatorial Fellowship for curators and scholars from Latin America, dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel (Germany) dOCUMENTA (13) and the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) have created a Curatorial Fellowship that will offer curators and scholars from Latin America the opportunity to work on the development of dOCUMENTA (13), an exhibition that will take [...]
Viewpoint: 2011 September 9–November 6, 2011 Grants & Commissions Program Exhibition commemorates the eighth annual exhibition dedicated to the foundation’s grants programs at the CIFO Art Space. The emerging artists selected as recipients of CIFO’s 2011 grants are: Laura Belém (Brazil), Marcius Galan (Brazil), Fritzia Irizar-Rojo (Mexico), Begoña Morales (Peru), Amalia Pica (Argentina), [...]
An important new exhibit opens at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in Los Angeles on September 18, 2011. Curated by Rubén Ortiz-Torres in association with Jesse Lerner, the exhibition MEX/L.A.: “Mexican” Modernism(s) in Los Angeles, 1930-1985, focuses on the construction of different notions of “Mexicanidad” within modernist and contemporary art in Los Angeles. The [...]
Miami, (August 5, 2011) – Magdalena Fernández’s video installation, 2iPM009, brings Geometric Abstraction to a new level of expression. During the past decade the Venezuelan-born artist (1964) has developed a body of kinetic sculptures and videos, the latter incorporates sound and movement of lines and colors. In 2iPM009, Fernández incorporates very sophisticated sound compositions [...]
Top Billionaire Art Collectors Keren Blankfeld, Cristina von Zeppelin and Susan Adams,07.24.09, 10:00 AM EDT for Forbes.com Despite one of the worst art market slumps in years, these individuals all have collections worth $700 million or more. Suffering from one of its worst years in recent memory, the art world got a boost [...]
Update: Amelia Peláez at MoMA, Pablo Milanés in NYC, Adrian Fernandez in Houston PUBLISHED by www.cubanartnews.org Sep,8 2011 Amelia Peláez at MoMA. In her review of the Museum of Modern Art’s new installation of its permanent collection, New York Times art critic Roberta Smith singled out a vibrant painting by Amelia Peláez. Located in what [...]
Venezuelan-born Luis Pérez-Oramas will be responsible for the 30th São Paulo International Biennial to be held in 2012. Pérez-Oramas is expected to begin working as soon as the appointment is made public, putting together the curatorial team that will accompany him in the process of organizing the Biennial. The curator will be also responsible for [...]
by Valentina Tintori April, 2011 INTERVIEW WITH CAROLINA CAYCEDO By Valentina Tintori What is your art work based on? Most of my projects are developed in real time and are site specific. They allow an interaction between people from different backgrounds and generate channels for discussion and collaboration between the [...]
LATIN AMERICAN ART LOVERS Diane and Bruce Halle Arizona; Colorado; Mexico TIRES (DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY) Latin American art and contemporary sculpture Ella Fontanals Cisneros Miami; Madrid; Gstaad INVESTMENTS AND REAL ESTATE Contemporary art; geometric abstraction from Latin America Patricia Phelps de Cisneros and Gustavo A. Cisneros Caracas, Venezuela; New York MEDIA, [...]