GRAPHIC DESIGN, JUDGMENT, AND VISUAL CULTURE IN THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA

The visual culture of the Caribbean and Latin America cannot be understood as a homogeneous or stable system; it is a territory shaped by flows, displacements, and symbolic overlaps in which images not only circulate, but constantly negotiate their meaning. Within this configuration, graphic design occupies a particularly distinctive position, as it does not function merely as a tool of mediation, but rather as a practice of judgment that intervenes in how the region represents, interprets, and projects itself.

By Cruz Lampón, Emmanuel
Reviews

GRAPHIC DESIGN, JUDGMENT, AND VISUAL CULTURE IN THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA

By Cruz Lampón, Emmanuel

The visual culture of the Caribbean and Latin America cannot be understood as a homogeneous or stable system; it is a territory shaped by flows, displacements, and symbolic overlaps in which images not only circulate, but constantly negotiate their meaning. Within this configuration, graphic design occupies a particularly distinctive position, as it does not function merely as a tool of mediation, but rather as a practice of judgment that intervenes in how the region represents, interprets, and projects itself.

February 10, 2026
WATER AS A CRITICAL OPERATOR: DÁVALOS AT THE MUSEO DE ARTE MODERNO OF SANTO DOMINGO

Mario Dávalos' retrospective challenges inherited notions of the static landscape; working across multiple disciplines, it rethinks the histories of bodies and cultural representation.

News

WATER AS A CRITICAL OPERATOR: DÁVALOS AT THE MUSEO DE ARTE MODERNO OF SANTO DOMINGO

Mario Dávalos' retrospective challenges inherited notions of the static landscape; working across multiple disciplines, it rethinks the histories of bodies and cultural representation.

NXTHVN OPENS ITS 2026 CALL FOR ARTISTS, CURATORS, AND EMERGING APPRENTICES

Based in New Haven, the organization announces applications for its annual Fellowship Program alongside rolling submissions for its High School Apprenticeship, emphasizing mentorship and intergenerational exchange. Application deadline: March 2, 2026.

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Open Calls

NXTHVN OPENS ITS 2026 CALL FOR ARTISTS, CURATORS, AND EMERGING APPRENTICES

Based in New Haven, the organization announces applications for its annual Fellowship Program alongside rolling submissions for its High School Apprenticeship, emphasizing mentorship and intergenerational exchange. Application deadline: March 2, 2026.

EVERY CENTER OF QUISQUEYA HENRÍQUEZ

The Complutense Art Center explores the work of Quisqueya Henríquez, a practice rich both technically and conceptually, which employs social critique, creolization, and multidisciplinary semantics as analytical tools for the discourse of the Caribbean.

By De Benito, Álvaro
Reviews

EVERY CENTER OF QUISQUEYA HENRÍQUEZ

By De Benito, Álvaro

The Complutense Art Center explores the work of Quisqueya Henríquez, a practice rich both technically and conceptually, which employs social critique, creolization, and multidisciplinary semantics as analytical tools for the discourse of the Caribbean.

February 09, 2026
YOU, ME, AND ALL THE WIND IN BETWEEN, AT NINA JOHNSON

The gallery presents the work of Constanza Alarcón Tennen, which deactivates the hierarchies between viewer and object, thus focusing on intimacy and the connection between bodies and materials.

Galleries

YOU, ME, AND ALL THE WIND IN BETWEEN, AT NINA JOHNSON

Until 03/18/2026
Miami, Estados Unidos
WIELS AND AC/E OPEN RESIDENCY CALL FOR ARTISTS IN BRUSSELS

The program will select one artist residing to take part in a six-month residency at one of Europe’s leading contemporary art institutions. Application deadline: March 1, 2026.

Open
Open Calls

WIELS AND AC/E OPEN RESIDENCY CALL FOR ARTISTS IN BRUSSELS

The program will select one artist residing to take part in a six-month residency at one of Europe’s leading contemporary art institutions. Application deadline: March 1, 2026.

THE AESTHETIC TRANSFORMATION OF FUNCTIONALITY: REINOSO AT MNAD

La vida se mueve delves into Pablo Reinoso’s most recognizable artistic practice: the transformation of everyday objects into sculptural works that explore existential fragility in dialogue with space and surrealism.

By De Benito, Álvaro
News

THE AESTHETIC TRANSFORMATION OF FUNCTIONALITY: REINOSO AT MNAD

By De Benito, Álvaro

La vida se mueve delves into Pablo Reinoso’s most recognizable artistic practice: the transformation of everyday objects into sculptural works that explore existential fragility in dialogue with space and surrealism.

MIET WARLOP’S “ROCK ‘N’ ROLL” SPIRIT WILL REPRESENT BELGIUM AT THE 61ST VENICE BIENNALE

The artist will present a performative work that addresses the chaotic state of the world and the need for human connection in the face of today’s turbulent context.

News

MIET WARLOP’S “ROCK ‘N’ ROLL” SPIRIT WILL REPRESENT BELGIUM AT THE 61ST VENICE BIENNALE

The artist will present a performative work that addresses the chaotic state of the world and the need for human connection in the face of today’s turbulent context.

RENEGOTIATING PERCEPTION, A GROUP EXHIBITION IN MEXICO CITY

THIRD BORN presents a show featuring Rey Akdogan, Simon Callery, Ladji Diaby, Rachel Fäth, Emanuel Juárez, David L. Johnson, Devin T. Mays, and María Naidich.

Galleries

RENEGOTIATING PERCEPTION, A GROUP EXHIBITION IN MEXICO CITY

Until 04/03/2026
Mexico City, Mexico
THE REINA SOFÍA STRENGTHENS THE FIGURE OF MARUJA MALLO

Máscara y compás underscores the importance of Maruja Mallo’s Latin American exile as a key stage in her artistic renewal, during which her avant-garde language expanded through the integration of the cultural and symbolic realities of Latin America.

By De Benito, Álvaro
News

THE REINA SOFÍA STRENGTHENS THE FIGURE OF MARUJA MALLO

By De Benito, Álvaro

Máscara y compás underscores the importance of Maruja Mallo’s Latin American exile as a key stage in her artistic renewal, during which her avant-garde language expanded through the integration of the cultural and symbolic realities of Latin America.

LIVING ARCHIVE: AN INITIATIVE THAT HIGHLIGHTS LATIN AMERICAN ART IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The project seeks to promote encounters, exchange, and the creation of networks within the British art ecosystem.

News

LIVING ARCHIVE: AN INITIATIVE THAT HIGHLIGHTS LATIN AMERICAN ART IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The project seeks to promote encounters, exchange, and the creation of networks within the British art ecosystem.

KNOWLEDGE AND THE ORGANIC: NEBRASKA FLORES AT PONCE+ROBLES

Nebraska Flores transforms discarded books into organic installations inspired by natural forms of organization. Her intervention at Ponce+Robles proposes a rereading of language as a space for affective cohabitation between matter, body, and knowledge.

 

Galleries

KNOWLEDGE AND THE ORGANIC: NEBRASKA FLORES AT PONCE+ROBLES

Until 03/10/2026
Madrid, Spain

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