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_Pangaea: New Art From Africa and Latin America_, at Saatchi Gallery, London
Taking its title from the prehistoric landmass that conjoined Africa and Latin America, this major survey -“Pangaea: New Art From Africa and Latin America”- at Saatchi Gallery, reunites the two former sister continents by bringing together the work of 16 of their contemporary artists.
_Open Work in Latin America, New York & Beyond_ and the Historic artwork _Citrus 6906_ by Hector Fuenmayor at Hunter College
“Open Work in Latin America, New York & Beyond: Conceptualism Reconsidered, 1967–1978”, curated by Harper Montgomery, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Professor of Modern & Contemporary Latin American Art, and the historic installation “Citrus 6906” by Héctor Fuenmayor are on display at Hunter College.
Ernesto Neto Wins 2014 Aspen Award for Art
The Aspen Art Museum (AAM) announces the selection of renowned contemporary artist Ernesto Neto as the recipient of the museum’s 2014 Aspen Award for Art.
Few days are left to the closure of the call for the galleries of Ch.ACO Fair 2014
Until April 20, 2014 applications from all galleries of Chile and other countries that wish to be part of the show will be received. The organization will evaluate each of the spaces and give their verdict through www.feriachaco.cl
The Metropolitan Museum of Art seeks an Estrellita B. Brodsky Curator of Latin American Art, Modern & Contemporary Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the world’s finest museums, seeks a specialist in twentieth- and twenty-first-century art of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
Defying Stability: Artistic Processes in Mexico, 1952-1967
The decade and a half that followed 1952 was a time of flourishing intellectual and artistic activity in Mexico. Based on extensive historical and archival research, Defying Stability offers a polyhedral vision of a decisive period in cultural modernity that cannot be encompassed by the reductive concept of so-called “Rupture”.
Major exhibition by Luis Cruz Azaceta at Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art in New Jersey
Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art is pleased to present “Bending the Grid. Luis Cruz Azaceta: Dictators, Terrorism, War and Exiles”, a major survey exhibition of paintings by a leading Cuban-American artist exploring political and social issues through formal experimentation.
Regina Silveira presents “The dream of Mirra and other constellations” at Museo Amparo, Puebla, México
Brazilian artist Regina Silveira presents a site-specific intervention for the crystal cube of the lobby of Museo Amparo, where through visual metaphor she transforms and re-signifies this space.
An exhibition deconstructing masculinity at the Art Center South Florida
As part of the Art Center South Florida exhibition´s program, the Richard Shack Gallery is presenting “In His Own Likeness/ A su imagen y semejanza” , a show that primarily reaffirms existence, which in its diversity and complexity, is equally divine.
1ST INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART BIENNIAL, CARTAGENA DE INDIAS, COLOMBIA
The city of Cartagena has strong connections to cinema, music, dance and traditional artisanal crafts and this first edition of the biennial honors these cultural manifestations while introducing both national and international contemporary perspectives.
Claire Breukel named Chief Curator at MARTE Contemporary in San Salvador
In its 10th year, Marte Contemporary at MARTE Museum in San Salvador announces an exciting expansion. Founded with the support of Miami-based collector Mario Cader-Frech, Marte Contemporary attracted the eye of friend and supporter, curator Claire Breukel who jumped at the opportunity to be the first formal Chief Curator, assisted on the ground by Program Manager Lucas Arévalo.
Enrique Martínez-Celaya´s first solo exhibition in Sweden
Enrique Martínez Celaya, a renowned Cuban-American artist based in Miami, is presenting his first exhibition at Gallery Andersson/Sandström in Umea, Sweden.
_México Inside Out: Themes in Art Since 1990_
México Inside Out: Themes in Art Since 1990 at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth ranks as the largest exhibition of contemporary Mexican art in the U.S. in over a decade.
CA2M Presents “Collection VII. The Progress Dysfunction”, a collaborative project with Museo Reina Sofía
“The Progress Dysfunction” gathers together a selection of works from the Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M) holds in conjunction with others from Reina Sofía Museum. Two public collections separated by just a few kilometers away.
Christie’s Offers New Master’s Degree In Global Contemporary Art
In September 2014, Christie’s Education New York will launch a unique new master’s degree program called “Global Contemporary Art,” focused on preparing students for careers in the constantly evolving contemporary art marketplace.
Performance by Galia Eibenschutz activates Rita McBride´s piece “Arena” at the Museo Tamayo in Mexico
Museo Tamayo will present on February 8th at 1:00pm the performance “Studies of Space within Space; of Other Studies, of Other Spaces”, by Galia Eibenschutz, in collaboration with Hans Bryssinck and Víctor Muñoz.
Interactive and itinerant Exhibition “This is Not a Museum. Portable and Lurking” at the CCEMiami
The exhibition, curated by Martí Peran and produced by ACVic Centre d’Arts Contemporànies (Contemporary Arts Centre of VIC, Barcelona, Spain),Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and the Centro Cultural Español Miami, CCEMiami, is conceived as a working process combining research and education.
_Deferred Archive_
Our sense of contemporaneousness logically implies a relationship of otherness with history, resulting precisely from the fact that our experience is anchored in the present, as opposed to historical events, which involve a notion of the past.
José Gurvich. The Pulse of a Restless Will to Change.
“In order to find life, I had to plunge into a free space, with only one hope: that at its bottom I might find my own voice”. José Gurvich
Andrés Isaac Santana launches El troyano/The Trojan, an intimate reflection on the role of the art critic
El troyano/The Trojan is the most personal and intimate book by Andrés Isaac Santana (Cuba, 1973), a critic and essayist who holds a degree in Art History from the University of Havana.
23 Hispano American artists in “Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes” in AAF, Miami
The exhibition “Walking in Someone Else’s shoes (Identities in Transit)” at Aluna Art Foundation in Miami, gathers together a group of contemporary works that revolve around the transhumance as a method, and that reflect the restless landscape of individuals and communities who walk in turbulent times.
Teresa Margolles at CA2M, Madrid
Teresa Margolles (Culiacan, Mexico, 1963) focuses on the Mexican social and political context, and how these determine ourselves.
Call for Nominations for the Contemporary Mario Merz Art Prize
With the firm belief that art can represent freedom of thought without boundaries and promotes self-determination and the free circulation of culture and ideas, the Prize is dedicated to those who harbor the right will to pursue their research beyond the hardship determined by political, social or geographical conditions.
_Ocupación_ by Mauro Giaconi at Casa Vecina in Mexico City
The Argentinian artist who lives in Mexico City realized the intervention Ocupación, in response to the program Fuera de sala, which invites young contemporary artists to intervene in the space of the reading room adjacent to the Documentation Center in Casa Vecina in Mexico City.
_No life form is inevitable/Ninguna forma de vida es inevitable_
The inaugural exhibition of this space opened by curator José Roca takes its title from a phrase by B.F. Skinner –“No life form is inevitable”- re-updating the notion of self-determination and the legacy of the Botanical Expedition that, in the 18th century, linked together the recognition of natural riches and the dream of political autonomy.
PAMM Reopened in Miami’s Museum Park with Astounding Exhibitions
The Miami Art Museum reopened in downtown Miami’s Museum Park as the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM).
_Permission To Be Global/ Prácticas Globales_
The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), join forces on the exhibition Permission To Be Global/Prácticas Globales: Latin American Art from the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection, featuring contemporary works by artists from across Latin America.
Manuel Mendive Exhibition, Performance Procession, at Frost Art Museum, Explores African Influence
Renowned Cuban artist Manuel Mendive Hoyo brings his exhibition, Things that Cannot be Seen Any Other Way: The Art of Manuel Mendive and a unique performance procession, “Water (Homage to the Waters)”, to the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU.
The Jumex Foundation/Collection Opens its New Museum
Jumex Foundation/Collection, established by Eugenio López, opened its new Jumex Museum in Mexico City.
