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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.
_“Paulo Bruscky—Art is Our Last Hope”_, at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York
The Bronx Museum of Arts is Presenting “Paulo Bruscky—Art is Our Last Hope”, the first solo exhibition of work the Brazilian artist, who has played a critical role in bringing major artistic movements—including Fluxus, mail art, and performance art—to Brazil from the time he began working in Recife in the aftermath of the military coup of 1964.
María Inés Rodríguez Appointed Director of CAPC, Bordeaux, France
María Inés Rodríguez Fernández has been appointed to the position of director of CAPC contemporary art museum of Bordeaux by a jury presided by Mayor Alain Juppé, and composed of international experts in contemporary art and officials from the French ministry of culture and of the City of Bordeaux.
Yayoi Kusama. A Journey to the Interior of Madness
Yayoi Kusama: Infinite Obsession, the first in-depth survey of the work of one of the most original and inventive artists of the postwar period to be presented in Latin America, was organized by Malba – Fundación Costantini.
Focus on Cuba: Three Exhibitions Open At Frost Art Museum, Miami
Exhibitions offering historical and contemporary perspectives on the art and artists of Cuba open at the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU. Featured will be “Humberto Castro’s Tracing Antilles”; “Eternal Cuba: The Darlene M. & Jorge M. Pérez Collection at FIU”; and “From Africa to the Americas”.
Gonzalo Lebrija´s “Who Knows Where the Time Goes” at Faggionato Gallery, London
Compelling and refined conceptual works by the Mexican artist Gonzalo Lebrija offer a perspective on our modern age, critical of a society that no longer believes in Myths, Gods or Monsters and yet remains fearful, isolated and restless.
International Seminar LATIN OFF LATIN organized by CCE, Miami, Saludarte and Ideobox Art Space
Ideobox Artspace and Saludarte Foundation are pleased to announce the International Seminar LATIN OFF LATIN [Collecting Latin American Art Outside Latin America] .
Blanton Museum Presents First U.S. Career Survey of Brazilian Artist Waltercio Caldas
Brazilian artist Waltercio Caldas challenges not only the way we look at his objects in the moment but also our perspectives on art more generally.
