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Museo Tamayo is presenting the exhibition “Olinka or Where Movement Is Created”
The recently expanded and renovated Museo Tamayo, Mexico City, is presenting Olinka o Dónde el movimiento es creado (Olinka or Where Movement Is Created), a group exhibition curated by Adam Szymzcyk, guest curator.
“Not Me”: Subject to Change/ (“No yo”: sujeto a cambio)
“Not Me”: Subject to Change, the group show featuring the work of the winners of the CIFO 2012 Grants and Commissions Program − Eduardo Abaroa (Mexico), Francisca Aninat (Chile), Julieta Aranda (Mexico), Tamar Guimarães (Brazil), Glexis Novoa (Cuba), Daniela Ortiz (Peru), Marta María Pérez Bravo (Cuba), and Marisa Rubio (Argentina) − takes its title from a psychoanalytic concept referred to the child’s first understanding that allows him/her to distinguish between his/her body and the world.
Julio Le Parc will inaugurate the new season at the Palais de Tokyo
A pioneer of optical or Op art in the 1960s, a historical figure in Kinetic art and the epitome of an anti-conformist artist, Julio Le Parc defined the principles that would guide his approach very early on: a certain critical analysis of the artist’s situation and social role, the endeavor to go beyond its contradictions through commitment and continual experimentation.
A Lab of Discussions around cultural Analysis took place at “La Falta”, Canarias
The recently created Center of Research “La Falta”, united to the Universidad de la Laguna, Canarias, inaugurated together with Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, TEA, the Lab of Discussions and Meetings for the Cultural Analysis, with the title “Los Primeros Días” (The First Days).
Teresa Margolles won the Artes Mundi Prize
Teresa Margolles has been named the winner of the Artes Mundi 5 prize, from a list of seven artists. The 2012 shortlisted artists are Tania Bruguera, Miriam Bäckström, Phil Collins, Sheela Gowda, Teresa Margolles, Darius Mikšys and Apolonija Šušteršič. Awarded by a panel of international curators and directors, the announcement was made at National Museum Cardiff. With a first prize of 40,000 GBP, Artes Mundi is the largest cash prize awarded for the arts in the UK and one of the most significant in the world.
Unsuscripted Projects, Bal Harbour, Fl, inaugurates “Pax Americana” by George Sánchez-Calderón
The chic enclave of Bal Harbour, Florida is currently showcasing “Pax Americana,” the work of artist George Sanchez-Calderon, as part of the destination's exciting new public art program "Unscripted."
Thirtieth Sao Paulo Biennial
Since the time when Paulo Herkenhoff conceived the curatorial design for the 24th edition, which revolved around anthropofagia (cannibalism) − that foundational concept of Brazilian culture − the historical dimension had not irrupted again in Sao Paulo as it did on this occasion.
NWSA, Wet Heat Project and NADA alliance Present Digital Video Art during Art Basel, Miami
Hotbed Miami 2012, the annual exhibition of Wet Heat Project that has highlighted the works of a dozen artists from New World School of the Arts during Art Basel Miami Beach, has expanded its reach this year through the support of NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance).
Christie's Latin American Sale in May 2013 will include a selection of works donated to the creation of an endowment for the Americas Society's Visual Arts Department
After Christie’s two-day sales of Latin American Art, which achieved $17.9 million, Christie’s and the Americas Society are pleased to announce The Americas Society Visual Arts Endowment Benefit Auction in May 2013.
Tania Candiani´s solo show at the LAA, Mexico
The Laboratorio de Arte Alameda presents Cinco variaciones de circunstancias fónicas y una pausa (Five Variations on Phonic Circumstances and a Pause), an exhibition by Mexican artist Tania Candiani.
Sixteen Latin American artists exploring Cultural Landscapes at the UMUC
The exhibition Vista at the University of Maryland University College, UMUC, explores different notions of “cultural landscapes” as distinct geographical areas representing the combined work of nature and of human kind.
Pinta New York 2012 announces new expansions in its sixth edition
Expanding its horizons through diverse strategies, Pinta 2012 will feature an entire section of alternative art spaces that inspire artistic residences in Central America; with the support of renowned galleries, it will continue showing the individual “Art Projects” selected by Brazilian curator Jacopo Crivelli Visconti, and it will present NY-based Argentinean Liliana Porter as guest artist.
Ivan Navarro at the Frost Art Museum
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum will inaugurate the exhibition Iván Navarro: Fluorescent Light Sculptures curated by Julia Herzberg.
Phillips de Pury & Company Announces Highlights From Its Latin America Auction
Phillips de Pury & Company present highlights from its Latin America Contemporary and Modern Art auction including pieces of the pioneer Joaquín Torres García, and the contemporary Belgian living in Mexico Francis Alÿs, among other masters such as The Venezuelan Jesús Rafael Soto... read more
Strength and Humor in El Museo del Barrio’s Caribbean Crossroads
The exhibition “Caribbean Crossroads of the World” is divided across the walls and floors of three of New York’s most investigative museums—the Studio Museum of Harlem, The Queens Museum of Art and El Museo del Barrio.
Critical Episodes (1957-2011) at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona.
As a preview of the exhibition “Episodios críticos”, (Critical Episodes), (1957-2011). MACBA Collection, which will open on November 7, the Museum presents two new episodes of the MACBA Collection.
OiR: International exhibition of public art transforms Rio de Janeiro into museum al fresco
The biennial project OiR —Other Ideas for Rio—, which began this September and ends with the 2016 Olympics, promotes original interventions by renowned artists in picture-postcard locations around the city.
CIFO announced the last days of its 2012 Grants and Commissions Program Exhibition
CIFO (The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation) announces the final days of the exhibition “ Not me: Subject to Change” that will last until November 4, showing artworks commissioned to the winners of its Grants & Commission Program, a platform to present commissioned works and projects for local and international audiences in Downtown Miami.
Chus Martínez Appointed Chief Curator at El Museo Del Barrio, New York
Chus Martínez, the head of Documenta 13′s department for artistic direction, has been selected as chief curator of El Museo del Barrio. She is expected to join El Museo before year's end.
The urgency of re-valuating the legacy of Negret, pioneer of Colombian abstract geometric art
The death of Edgar Negret (Colombia, 1920-2012) brings to the forefront the legacy of one of the great pioneers of geometric abstraction in Colombia.
Artist-to-Artist: a television series with conversations At Moca
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) North Miami brings viewers Artist-to-Artist, an exciting new television series featuring some of the world’s most intriguing contemporary artists.
Eight Latin American artists explored the spectator´s experience at Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City
The exhibition Medios y ambientes, curated by Tatiana Flores and Laura Roulet, at the Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City, allowed the display, from May to October, of the artwork of eight Latin American artists employing an expansive notion of space to challenge the boundaries of the object and the artistic media.
The Museo de Arte de Ponce elects new Director of Development
The director and principal executive official of the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Agustín Arteaga, announced the election of Rafael E. Irizarry as director of development of the institution.
Juan A. Gaitan named as curator for the 8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
The 8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, realized by KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin, announces the appointment of Juan A. Gaitán as curator of its following 8th edition.
CCE, Miami, presents “Memories of the Oikos (The House Re-Presented)”
The Centro Cultural Español (Spanish Cultural Center), CCE, Miami announced a guided tour, on Friday October 12, at 6:pm, for the closing of the exhibition Memoria del Oikos (La casa re-presentada). Taking as a point of departure a Bertolt Brecht´s quote, “I am like that man who carried a brick around with him to show the world what his house used to look like.”, the Aluna Curatorial Collective reunites artists from different places in the Caribbean and Latin America, and from other places in the United States who now reside in this city inhabited mainly by immigrants.
"Encyclopedia of the Dead": First solo exhibition from Iñaki Bonillas in Berlín
Galerie Nordenhake is presenting "Encyclopedia of the Dead" - the first solo exhibition of Mexican artist Iñaki Bonillas' in Berlin.
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum Launches Virtual Museum
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University (FIU) today announced the launch of the Virtual Frost Art Museum. This new website enables art enthusiasts to view exhibitions from their computer or smart phone, thanks to support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of its Knight Arts Challenge.
Hans Ulrich Obrist inaugurates the first stage of his exhibition at Lina Bo Bardi’s house in São Paulo.
A legendary modernist dwelling, the Glass House designed by the Italian architect Lina Bo Bardi, in the Morumbi neighborhood, in the city of São Paulo, is not only the setting but also the radiating space for the exhibition curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, O interior está no exterior (The Insides are on the Outsides).
Miguel Ángel Rojas: Metaphors of Dollar and Coke at Museo de Arte de la Universidad Nacional, Colombia
The Art Museum at Universidad Nacional de Colombia is presenting El Camino corto (The Short Path), two never-before-seen large-scale installations by Colombian conceptual artist Miguel Angel Rojas. Commissioned and produced by the University, these installations constitute the artist’s largest solo exhibition to date.
Latin American Artists participate at Wattis Institute in “When Attitudes Became Form Become Attitudes”
The Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts is presenting “When Attitudes Became Form Become Attitudes: A Restoration / A Remake / A Rejuvenation / A Rebellion”, curated by Jens Hoffmann, director of the CCA Wattis Institute.
Lola Álvarez Bravo: The Photography of an Era
This fall, the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) is proud to present the work of a Modern artist who defied the norms and was pioneers in Mexico: Lola Álvarez Bravo (1903-1993).
