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_Unsaid/Spoken_
Intersubjectivity is one of the distinctive traits of the human being − simultaneously an individual and a social entity. In this sense, communication becomes the means of expression and sociabilization par excellence.
Alexandre Arrechea´s installation project _No Limits_ at Park Avenue
Monumental sculptures of iconic New York buildings to emerge along the Park Avenue Malls in artist’s inaugural NYC public art exhibition
Juan Downey | A Communication Utopía
Mexico City’s Tamayo Museum inaugurated the exhibition “Juan Downey| A Communication Utopia”, curated by Julieta González.
_Remembering / Providing / Resisting. Eugenio espinoza + Andrés Michelena_ at CCE, Miami
Remembering / Providing / Resisting is a tandem project by Eugenio Espinoza (Venezuela, 1950) and Andrés Michelena (Venezuela, 1963) presented at the Spanish Cultural Center in Miami (CCEM) until May 17, 2013.
Artists reinterpreting a baroque canvas featuring the Christ of Burgos at Clang Gallery in Sicily
Six contemporary artists -Tiziana Cera Rosco, Giovanni Gaggia, Eva Gerd, Maddalena Mauri, Pablo Rubio, Sasha Vinci- confront each other on the symbolism of an anonymous canvas whose origin is assumed to lie in Spain.
CA2M, Madrid, announces Call for research projects for the symposium _Speculating on Change_
These days the semiotic control associated with cognitive capitalism have become part of the fabric of life in all its aspects.
Fundação Bienal de São Paulo named Charles Esche as curator for the 31st Bienal de São Paulo
Fundação Bienal de São Paulo named Charles Esche (Scotland, 1962) as curator of the 31st Bienal de São Paulo, which will be held in 2014.
Mexican Art at the Musée du Louvre
Mexican art, an area in which the Louvre’s Hispanic collection is intended to expand, will be showcased at the museum this spring.
Manuel Álvarez Bravo´s retrospective at Foundation MAPFRE, Spain
Fundación Mapfre is presenting a retrospective of the Mexican photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902–2002), one of the founding fathers of modern photography in Mexico, curated by Gerardo Mosquera and Laura González Flores.
_Leo Matiz, Gazing at the Infinite_ at the Museo Nacional de Colombia
As part of the National Tributes program, the National Museum - Ministry of Culture presents the temporary exhibition Leo Matiz, Mirando al infinito (Leo Matiz, Gazing at the Infinite).
_Havana: Enigma of the Ruins_, by the Cuban American Guillermo Portieles at Fototeca de Cuba
Havana: Enigma Of The Ruins , curated by Dennys Matos, art critic and independent curator, consists of 12 photographic works intervened with mixed media such as charcoal, watercolor, acrylic and other. In addition to these works, the exhibition includes a video art titled Enigma Havana.
Locust Projects celebrates its 15 year with special events projects and events
“Since our move in 2012 into a new 5,000 square foot exhibition space in the heart of the Design District, we now have more than twice as much space to truly focus on better meeting our mission to serve artists and the community,” said Chana Sheldon, executive director of Locust Projects.
_Art in Response: Jorge Díaz Torres_ at the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico
Museo de Arte de Ponce inaugurated the installation of contemporary art titled Art in Response: Jorge Díaz Torres, open until May 27, 2013. This exhibition reflects the museum’s institutional goals of catering to a wide range of interests and enabling audiences to have a common space to meet, discover new horizons, and begin new dialogues.
Cuauhtemoc Medina Named Chief Curator of The MUAC, Mexico
The Coordination of Cultural Diffusion of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, through its General Direction of Visual Arts, announced that Cuauhtemoc Medina, critic, art curator, and investigator of the Institute of Aesthetic Investigation of the academic institution, will assume the position of chief curator of the Contemporary Art University Museum (MUAC), replacing María Inés Rodríguez.
Luis González Palma at Art Museum of the OAS´Art Museum of the Americas, Washington
In the spirit of the hemispheric exchange taking place at the forty-third regular session of the OAS General Assembly in Antigua, Guatemala, from June 4 to 6, 2013, the OAS’ AM A | Art Museum of the Americas presents “ Un Lugar sin Reposo | A Place with no Rest,” an exhibition of artwork from one of the host country’s finest artists, photographer Luis González Palma.
The 10th Monterrey FEMSA Biennial is being held in Mexico City
As part of the celebration for its more than 20 years of continuous support to contemporary art, the Monterrey FEMSA Biennial is inaugurating a major exhibition on Thursday, March 21 at the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso (Ancient School of San Ildefonso).
_Container_: Jorge Macchi’s first solo exhibition in Switzerland
For his first institutional solo exhibition in Switzerland, in the Kunstmuseum Luzern (Museum of Art of Lucerne), Jorge Macchi (b. 1963) is developing spatial installations in situ. This allows the Argentinean artist to respond sensitively to the existing exhibition architecture.
_Asco: Elite of the Obscure, a Retrospective (1972-1987)_ arrives at the MUAC, Mexico City
The Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC), from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), will inaugurate on March 21st, the first retrospective of the conceptual and performance art collective ASCO.
ICI and CPPC call to the Travel Award for Central America and the Caribbean
The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) and Independent Curators International (ICI) are pleased to announce an open call for curators: The 2013 Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Travel Award for Central America and the Caribbean.
Casa Daros will inaugurate its space in Rio de Janeiro, with an exhibition of Colombian Contemporary Art.
After a painstaking and monumental restoration and renovation project, the Casa Daros building, dating back to 1866 and located in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, will be inaugurated on March 23, 2013.
OCMA Announces Participating Artists in the first California-Pacific Triennial
The Orange County Museum of Art's, OCMA, announced the names of the 32 artists whose work will appear in the 2013 California-Pacific Triennial.
Lara Almarcegui to represent Spain at the 55th Venice Biennale
Octavio Zaya was appointed curator of the Spanish Pavilion by the Spanish Agency for International Development and Cooperation (AECID) in October 2012. He has selected the artist Lara Almarcegui to represent Spain at the 55th edition of the Venice Biennale.
Call to the “Región Ø. The Latino Video Festival of New York”, from The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center of NYU
The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center of New York University is pleased to announce its second open call to participate in the second edition of Region Ø - The Latino Video Art Festival of New York, to be held on May 16-18, 2013 in New York City, United States.
Phoenix Art Museum Exhibits Halle Collection of Contemporary Latin American Art
Phoenix Art Museum will present Order, Chaos, and the Space Between: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Diane and Bruce Halle Collection, beginning February 6, 2013.
Art Historian and Curator Julia P. Herzberg Received the 2012-2013 Fulbright Scholar Grant
Julia P. Herzberg, Ph.D, consulting and contributing editor for ARTE AL DIA International magazine, has received a 2012-2013 Fulbright scholar grant from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Agustín Fernández drawings exhibition opens at the Frost Art Museum
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University is presenting “Form’s Transgressions: The Drawings of Agustín Fernández”, curated by Ricardo Pau-Llosa.
Four New Exhibitions At The Museum Of Latin American Art (Molaa)
The Museum of Latin American Art, MoLAA, announces the opening of four new exhibitions that will take place in the first quarter of 2013.
_La invención concreta: Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros_ at the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain
The Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (FC/CPPC) announces its first major exhibition in Europe, La invención concreta: Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, from January 23rd through September 16th 2013.
Lorna Otero’s “Live Workshop: Family Portraits” at MAC, Puerto Rico
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico (MAC) announced the interdisciplinary project of the emerging artist Lorna Otero, “Taller Vivo: Fotos de familia” (Live Workshop: Family Portaits), through which she will present an analysis of the conventions that construct the structure of family portraits, as well as their historical evolutions and the tradition of their presence in society.
Malba – Fundación Costantini Presents Oscar Muñoz: Protografías
Malba – Fundación Constantini presents Oscar Muñoz: Protografías, the artist’s first retrospective survey. With work spanning more than forty years, Muñoz (b. Colombia, 1951) is one of the most relevant figures in contemporary art in Colombia.
“The gaze in the Other: Connections/ Confrontations” at Centro Cultural Español, Miami
“The Gaze in the Other: Connections/ Confrontations” is an anthological Collective exhibition by a wide variety of photographers, all of whom have been awarded the Spanish National Photography Prize.
