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CECILIA VICUÑA. VEROIR EL FRACASO ILUMINADO
On February 20th, the Dos de Mayo Art Cantre (CA2M), in collaboration with the Kunstinstituut Melly in Rotterdam, opened the solo exhibition Cecilia Vicuña. Veroir el fracaso iluminado (Cecilia Vicuña. Veroir the illuminated failure). Conceived as a retrospective exhibition of the Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña (Santiago de Chile, 1948), the project is curated by Miguel A. López (Lima, 1983) and has been supported by the Chilean Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage. This is the first exhibition of this size to showcase the artist in Spain.
BOTERO. 60 YEARS OF PAINTING: A RETROSPECTIVE OF ONE OF THE GREAT LATIN AMERICAN MASTERS
Under the curatorship of Cristina Carrillo de Albornoz —art critic and curator with an international career that includes institutions such as the Hermitage Museum and the National Gallery of Berlin— in collaboration with the actress Lina Botero, the artist's daughter, the exhibition was scheduled to close its doors on February 7th. However, the public reception has been so good (more than 60,000 people have passed through CentroCentro to see Botero's work) that the date has been extended until Sunday 28th.
RICARDO MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ: FROM PRIVATE SPACE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORY
In El Pran Projecten —Aruba-based platform dedicated to exhibiting the production of artworks that question the present of the former European excolonies in Central America—, the Cuban artist Ricardo Miguel Hernández (Havana, 1984) exhibits a series of photographic collages. Curated by Nelson González, When The Memory Turns To Dust II will be on view until the 31st of March.
PHOTO TOURS: AN ARCHIVE OF ART BY ARTISTS
As part of the celebration of the activities to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of ARCOmadrid, the exhibition ARCO. Recorridos Fotográficos (ARCO. Photographic Tours) is presented at the Centro Cultural Conde Duque. Curated by Rafael Doctor Roncero, the project brings together images produced by over eighty artists throughout the successive editions of the ARCOmadrid Art Fair, founded and inaugurated in 1982.
WALKING ON THE WAVES, THE SEA AS REPRESENTATION
The exhibition, conceived by the Argentinean artist María Marta Fasoli (Mar del Plata, 1964), consists of a series of watercolours that explore the symbolism of the sea from the perspective of personal identity and its capacity to represent the dynamic character of the creative process.
THE RED GREENHOUSE, AN INSTALLATION TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE
The Chilean artist Patrick Hamilton exhibits an interactive sculpture in the Patio Sur of the Centro Cultural Conde Duque (Madrid, Spain) that questions the critical state of the current economic and climate crisis.
"TRASNOCHAR, PULIR Y ROER": HÉCTOR JIMÉNEZ CASTILLO AT ESPACIO MÍNIMO
The young Mexican artist is exhibiting for the first time in Spain with a project conceived especially for the Madrid gallery.
“METSÁ NETE” THE BEAUTIFUL VISIONARY WORLD OF CHONON BENSHO
In the exhibition presented by the Alliance Française Lima, the multiple worlds or netes that make up the Shipibo universe are united into one: The world of beauty and art.
THE GUGGENHEIM BILBAO MUSEUM INCORPORATES AN INSTALLATION BY LUCIO FONTANA
The artwork by the emblematic artist Lucio Fontana (Rosario, Argentina, 1899 - Varese, Italy, 1968) was conceived by the artist in 1951 as a piece whose composition defies the limits of disciplines as diverse as drawing, sculpture, design and lighting.
BEATRIZ GONZÁLEZ EXHIBITS IN NORWAY - “ACTIONS FOR ART AND SOLIDARITY”
The Colombian artist is showing her work “Mural para fábrica socialista” at the OCA (Office for Contemporary Art) in Oslo, Norway. The exhibition aims to catalyze solidarity against global conflicts and injusticies.
IGNASI ABALLÍ, SELECTED ARTIST FOR THE MAS: MEADOWS/ ARCO ARTIST SPOTLIGHT PROGRAMME
The choice of Aballí as the artist to benefit from the programme was made by a jury made up of two collectors and two directors of institutions related to artistic production in Spain —convened by the ARCO Foundation— who chose four Spanish artists and, subsequently, by the Meadow Museum's Selection Committee, constituted by the curatorial team and three collectors from the Meadows Museum's Advisory Council. Ignasi Aballí thus becomes the first participant in the MAS Programme.
NEW AUCTION ONLINE HILARIO VII
In an atypical summer, the Hilario Artes Letras Oficios auction house holds a special edition through its website and with the closing of bids on Thursday, February 18, from 6.30 p.m. in Argentina, with an interval of 2 minutes between lot and lot.
DEVOTEES: ART AND SPIRITUALITY IN MEXICO
Devotional objects play an important role in the daily life of communities and are admired both for their artistic value and for their spiritual importance.
TERESA BURGA (1935-2021)
Teresa Burga was a precursor of Peruvian technological art. She was a conceptual multimedia artist and one of the most important exponents of the Peruvian non-objectualist artistic movement.
LIGHT, MATTER AND COLOUR. DAVID MAGÁN AT THE CENTRE DE ARTE CAJA DE BURGOS
Until February 21fst, at the Centro de Arte Caja de Burgos (CAB), the Madrid artist David Magán (Spain, 1979) presents the exhibition Matter Matters. Conceived especially for the CAB space, Magán's expansive sculpture transforms the centre's underground into an immersive experience through form, light and colour.
THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES IS TURNING ON THE LIGHTS
Illuminate Coral Gables(ICG) is a new public art initiative focusing on the intentional use of light and technology to transform public art by day into magical and mysterious work at night.
URBAN LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION
Galeria Leme and Central Galeria are pleased to present a special project at the Marieloisa Building with works by José Carlos Martinat (Lima, Peru, 1974) and Rodrigo Sassi (São Paulo, 1981).
LOW VISIBILITY. HOW TO DISAPPEAR AND MAKE APPEAR
Works by Ana Mendieta, Martha Rosler, Hito Steyerl and others present at the new Walker Art Center exhibition.
NEW DIRECTOR OF SÍSMICA (CHILE)
Sísmica brings together Chilean galleries and artists on a single platform.
AMERICAS SOCIETY EXHIBITS JOAQUÍN ORELLANA: THE SPINE OF MUSIC
The first exhibition of the Guatemalan composer’s útiles sonoros (sound tools) in the United States. The exhibition, a collaboration between Visual Arts at Americas Society and Music of the Americas, presents these innovative instruments alongside the work of contemporary artists. On view through March 5, the exhibition is curated by Diana Flatto and Sebastián Zubieta.
NEW CHIEF CURATOR OF THE GUGGENHEIM NEW YORK
Naomi Beckwith was announced as the museum's new deputy director and chief curator.
OPENFILE: THE ARTISTS DISCUSS THEIR WORKS
The Pinta Group and their respective fairs, both Pinta Miami and BAphoto, introduced a series of videos in which the artists presented their works.
BUT STILL, IT TURNS – EXHIBITION AT THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY NEW YORK
Guest curated by photographer Paul Graham, the show features nine contemporary photographers that present images made in the 21st-century United States, reflecting a movement towards a lyrical documentary practice. Their work fits the notion of “photography from the world”—photography that resists both narrative arcs and the drama of photojournalism and staged photography, grappling instead with the world as it is, in all its ambiguity and wonder.
COLLECTION: Rosa de la Cruz And Her New Bet On Contemporary Art
On the façade of the three-story building in Miami’s Design District that will house Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz’s remarkable collection, there will be no distinctive name; only a billboard featuring Félix González Torres’s solitary bird soaring into the sky.
Carmelo Arden Quin, Vital Figure of the MADI Movement, Passed Away
The influential artist Carmelo Arden Quin, born in Rivera, Uruguay, in 1913, passed away on September 27, 2010 at 97 years of age, in Savigny-sur-Orge.
AMERICA WEAVES IN HONOR TO THE 100th BAUHAUS ANNIVERSARY
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Bauhaus, the Coral Gables Museum (Miami, Florida) presents America Weaves, a collective exhibition that brings together textile artists from all over the Americas.
AVELINA LÉSPER’S STATEMENT AFTER THE INCIDENT AND CONFUSION IN ZONA MACO, MEXICO
On Saturday February 8th, at an important art fair in Mexico, ZONA MACO, an accident happened with one of the works on display.
GINA ARIZPE, WINNER OF THE "TEQUILA 1800 COLLECTION" AWARD
On Saturday February 8th, during the Mexican art fair ZONA MACO, the Tequila 1800 Collection awards ceremony took place and the first prize was won by Gina Arizpe for her work ‘Names and Coordinates’.
XXI INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF ART OF SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA 2019-2020
The Municipal Government of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in coordination with the Ministry of Human Development and together with Kiosko Gallery, organize the XXI International Biennial of Art of Santa Cruz de la Sierra 2019-2020, which hosts different events with a total of 51 artists and curators from different countries.
ICA MIAMI EXHIBITS CUBAN ARTIST TOMÁS ESSON’S “THE GOAT”
The GOAT is the first solo museum presentation for Cuban painter Tomás Esson. On this occasion, ICA Miami brings together works spanning his thirty-year studio practice alongside a site-specific mural and a commissioned reinterpretation of his early painting installations. This exhibition is organized by ICA Miami and curated by Gean Moreno, Director, Knight Foundation Art + Research Center.
JAN MULDER COLLECTION ANNOUNCES “VIEWS ABOUT A LAND”
In a presentation that has Peruvian land as its protagonist, the Colección Jan Mulder features artworks and a book by photographers Linda Connor, Jero Gonzáles and Horacio Ochoa.