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dOCUMENTA (13) partners with CPPC
dOCUMENTA (13) and the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) have created a Curatorial Fellowship that will offer curators and scholars from Latin America the opportunity to work on the development of dOCUMENTA (13), an exhibition that will take place in the summer of 2012 in Kassel, Germany.
Correcciones Políticas/ Political Correctness
On August 4, 2011 will open at the Contemporary Art Hall of the National Gallery of Puerto Rico, at the Puerto Rico Culture Institute, the exhibition Correcciones Políticas/Political Correctness, first solo show by artist Osvaldo Budet after completing his Masters in Fine Arts at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2008.
Felix González-Torres
The 12th Istanbul Biennial will explore the relationship between art and politics, focusing on works that are both formally innovative and politically outspoken. The work of the Cuban-American artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres (1957–1996) is a clear example of this kind of artistic practice, and a primary inspiration for the biennial.
"Living as Form"
This fall, Creative Time will present "Living as Form", an international exhibition exploring over twenty years of socially engaged cultural works that blur the forms of art and everyday life, emphasizing participation, dialogue, and community engagement.
Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other at MAM, Miami
Miami Art Museum is presenting the first mid-career survey of the work of Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander (b. 1967, Belo Horizonte, Brazil) focusing on over ten years of innovative practice.
Lima Photo - Second Edition
Lima Photo 2011, the International Fair of Art Galleries specialized in photography, will be held for the second consecutive year at Centro de la Imagen, in Lima, Peru from 10 to August 14, 2011.
ARCOmadrid 2012
After its renovation with the 30th edition, held last February, ARCOmadrid launches a new call for their “Solo Projects: Focus Latinoamérica” programme, in its second edition, that will be presented in the next exhibition, from 15 to 19 February 2012.
“For Rent: Consuelo Castañeda” at Americas Society
For Rent: Consuelo Castañeda, is the first of three exhibitions devoted to mid-career artists that will be presented annually from 2011 to 2013.
Primary Flight and CIFO Partner to Create Mural
Primary Flight (PF) is proud to partnership with the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) to create a block-sized mural. A (Latin American) Miami-based artist at the non-profit organization’s CIFO Art Space (1018 North Miami Avenue, Miami) will create the mural.
The MFAH and ICAA will Launch a Historical Digital Archive of Twentieth Century Primary Sources in Latin America
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and its research institute, the International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA), have devoted ten years and $50 million to initiatives in 20th-century Latin American and Latino art.
Ivan Toth Depeña Designs “Reflect”
Ivan Toth Depeña’s light-based installation “Reflect” will be permanently mounted in the Stephen Clark Government Center Lobby in Miami in late August 2011.
Unresolved Circumstances: Video Art from Latin America at MOLAA
Showcasing single-channel works by established and emerging artists, the videos in the exhibition illustrate a simultaneous ongoing attempt to build some sense of the present and the future. Unresolved Circumstances: Video Art from Latin America, co-curated by Cecilia Fajardo-Hill and Idurre Alonso from MOLAA.
The Brazillian Collective Chelpa Ferro at the Aldrich Museum
The Aldrich presents an interdisciplinary performance by Chelpa Ferro, a Brazilian collective comprised of renowned visual artists Barrão, Luiz Zerbini, and Sergio Mekler. For these artists, any object can simultaneously be an instrument and an artwork.
Adrian Villar Rojas Awarded with the Benesse Prize During the Venice Biennial
Adrian Villar Rojas presented The Murderer of Your Heritage, his last installation specially created for the 54th Venice Biennial, and won the 9th Benesse Prize.
James Cuno Named as New President and Director for the J. Paul Getty Trust
The Board of Trustees of the J. Paul Getty Trust announced today that James Cuno, has been named president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust.
Melanie Smith is Representing Mexico at the 54th Venice Biennial
Melanie Smith (Poole, England, 1965) is representing Mexico, where she lives and works since 1989, at the 54th Venice Biennial with her show Red Square Impossible Pink.
Clemencia Labín´s Collective Art Project at the 54th Venice Biennial
The New York Times refers to Clemencia Labin’s work in the following terms: “The Venezuelan pavilion was invigorated by actual performances by Clemencia Labin and two films about her colourful, creative and inclusive arts festival founded in 2000.
CIFO Announces its Museum & Curator Network
The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) is proud to announce the redesign of the www.cifo.orgwebsite. The new website includes features and functions that allow CIFO to fulfill its mission of promoting art from Latin America on a global scale.
Fernando Prats´ "Gran Sur" Project at the 54th Venice Biennial
Fernando Prats installed his Project “Gran Sur” (Great South) in the Arsenals of the ancient city, the most visited place during the 54th Biennial di Venezia (Venice Biennial) that will be extended until November 27th, 2011.
Crisisss. Art and Confrontation in Latin America
I still do not know of a postmodern poverty. Independently of globalization and decentralization, poverty continues to be the same thing, Gerardo Mosquera remarks at the end of his introduction for the book Beyond the Fantastic.
Camnitzer:
In Luis Camnitzer’s view, suspiciousness – that way of suspecting or mistrusting − configures a method of creation that takes the tools of conceptual art to a borderline, where it inquires into the contemporary art system as a whole and into its methods to project itself in relation to the economic and institutional structures that control it.
Blanton Museum
Asource of pure aesthetic enjoyment, the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the Rojas Cultural Center of the 1990s leaves the visitor with a feeling of spiritual lightness.
The Silence of the Voice
Gervasio Sánchez’s (Córdoba, 1959) exhibition, Desaparecidos, curated by Sandra Balsells and based on an original project by Rafael Doctor Roncero, has been simultaneously hosted by the CCCB (Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona), la Casa Encendida, Madrid., and the MUSAC (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León).
Venice in Venice, Curated by Jacqueline Miro and Tim Nye
Foundation 2021 has inaugurated Venice in Venice, an ambitious exhibition during La Biennale di Venezia, in celebration of Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980,
Enrique Ježik at the MUAC in Mexico City
The exhibition Enrique Ježik: Obstruct, Destroy, Conceal, at the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo, MUAC, in Mexico City, displays
for the very first time an extensive review of the works and projects of an artist that has played a key role in the narrative of Mexican contemporary art.
The Spring of Latin American Art in Sotheby’s & Christie’s
"Throughout the evening sale we saw results that were consistent with the estimates we set, with strong prices achieved for Rufino Tamayo, Fernando Botero, Wifredo Lam, Joaquín Torres-García and many others…"
Leonora Carrington Passing on the Global Press
Important papers from the entire world covered the death of Leonora Carrington, but the recognition that they give –as usual with the great Latin American masters- is restricted.
MOCA Call Artists for Optic Nerve XIII Showcase
The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) is seeking film and video submissions for the 13th edition of Optic Nerve, the museum's popular film and video showcase for emerging artists.
ArteBA 2011 in its 20th Anniversary
From 19 to May 23 it develops the twentieth edition of ArteBA Contemporary Art Fair, which has been consolidated in this period as one of the most important exhibition platforms in Latin America.
Base-Paint: Exhibition-Auction for Haiti.
The event Base Paint: The Auction at IdeoBox Artspace will open to the public on Wednesday, May 25. This innovative Exhibition-Auction sponsored by Saludarte Foundation, Manos del Sur Foundation, the Step by Step Foundation and Ideobox Artspace.
Spain Pavilion in the 54th Venice Biennale
The piece L’Inadeguato, Lo Inadecuado, The Inadequate of the artist Dora Garcia will be presented in the Spain Pavilion, commissioned by Katya García-Antón, in the next edition of Venice Biennale.
