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Seven carpets rest on the floor of the oldest cooling camera in Matadero Madrid.

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Carlos Garaicoa at Matadero, Madrid

Seven carpets rest on the floor of the oldest cooling camera in Matadero Madrid.

Ergo, materia. Arte povera Presentación del libro Participan: Cuauhtémoc Medina Guillermo Santamarina Luis Felipe Ortega

The Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) launched the catalog for the Ergo, materia. Arte povera exposition, during an event with the participation of the curators Cuauhtémoc Medina, and Guillermo Santamarina, and the artist Luis Felipe Ortega.

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The MUAC Launched Catalog of the Ergo, materia. Arte povera Exposition

The Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) launched the catalog for the Ergo, materia. Arte povera exposition, during an event with the participation of the curators Cuauhtémoc Medina, and Guillermo Santamarina, and the artist Luis Felipe Ortega.

Gean Moreno/Ernesto Oroza Studio Scrap Stool 2 2010 Scrap wood, screws, rope

The growth of Miami's art community raises questions about its development and direction

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A Discussion About the Growth of Miami’s Art Community

The growth of Miami's art community raises questions about its development and direction

Arturo Herrera,  Padre  2009  Pintura acrílica sobre pared  6,08 x 4,57 m  Foto: Del Re/Stein

The chief curator of the 8th Mercosul Biennial José Roca, has announced the team of curators to work on the curatorial plans for this edition, which is due to take place from September to November 2011, in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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Mercosul Biennial announces curatorial team for the 8th edition

The chief curator of the 8th Mercosul Biennial José Roca, has announced the team of curators to work on the curatorial plans for this edition, which is due to take place from September to November 2011, in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Reação Em Cadeia Com Efeito Variável, Carla Zaccagnini. 2010

On September 18th there will be presented, as an integrating part of the exposition To be constructed by Laboratory 987, Reação em cadeia com efeito variável installation by the Argentine artist resident of São Paulo Carla Zaccagnini.

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Carla Zaccagnini: An Installation Around the Sense of Community and Collective Work at MUSAC

On September 18th there will be presented, as an integrating part of the exposition To be constructed by Laboratory 987, Reação em cadeia com efeito variável installation by the Argentine artist resident of São Paulo Carla Zaccagnini.

César Trasobares (Cuba, 1949) RINGHEAD (Exorcism from Style), 1983–present 5 cabinets with rings mixed media, variable dimensions Courtesy of the artist

In 1983, Cesar Trasobares began the construction of RINGHEAD (Exorcism from Style)

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César Trasobares: A Lecture About His Installation of Rings in Human Rites at Bass Museum

In 1983, Cesar Trasobares began the construction of RINGHEAD (Exorcism from Style)

CRISTIAN SEGURA  Valijita de ex director de museo (Briefcase of a former museum director), 2003  Cardboard, paint, and metal  12.2 x 17.3 x 3.1 inches           Fundación OSDE, Espacio Imago, Buenos Aires

With a parrot speaking into a microphone in its galleries, and its facade in flames, the Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States announces Argentina in Focus: Visualizing the Concept—Cristian Segura/Sergio Vega.

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Argentina in Focus: Cristian Segura / Sergio Vega at the Art Museum of The Americas

With a parrot speaking into a microphone in its galleries, and its facade in flames, the Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States announces Argentina in Focus: Visualizing the Concept—Cristian Segura/Sergio Vega.

Sara Modiano, Photography/Fotografia

Artists always die too soon. There are pieces left halfway done, unfinished series, and in cases like the plastic artist Sara Modiano’s, we are left with a feeling that time had not yet given her the acknowledgement that her work deserved.

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Sara Modiano, In Memoriam

Artists always die too soon. There are pieces left halfway done, unfinished series, and in cases like the plastic artist Sara Modiano’s, we are left with a feeling that time had not yet given her the acknowledgement that her work deserved.

 Tatiana Blass, Metade de Fala No Chão- Bateria (Half of the Speech on the Ground- Drums), 2010

CIFO announces the inauguration of In Transition, its 2010 Grants and Commissions Programs exhibition on view from September 3rd through November 7th at the CIFO Art Space.

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Announcing Inaguration of In Transition: 2010 CIFO Grants and Commissions Exhibition

CIFO announces the inauguration of In Transition, its 2010 Grants and Commissions Programs exhibition on view from September 3rd through November 7th at the CIFO Art Space.

El Informe Toledo: arte, vida y contexto político en la visión de  Francisco Toledo

The series of fifteen prints Francisco Toledo made on account of Franz Kafka's Report For an Academy

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The Toledo´s Inform: Arte, Life and Political Context in the Vision of Francisco Toledo

The series of fifteen prints Francisco Toledo made on account of Franz Kafka's Report For an Academy

Ergo, Materia. Arte povera. MUAC 2010

The University Museum of Contemporary Art (MUAC) in association with Deutsche Bank presents an exhibition on teachers and their students.

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Dialogue Among Art and Pedagogy in Two Parallel Exhibitions at the MUAC: Beuys and Mario Rangel Faz

The University Museum of Contemporary Art (MUAC) in association with Deutsche Bank presents an exhibition on teachers and their students.

 Danilo Dueñas   Constable's Storm, The Hall of Acts, True Platforms and Populations,   (a site-specific work) 2008,  41 Salón Nacional de Cali.  Photo:  Alberto Baraya.

Danilo Dueñas has been awarded the DAAD Fellowship in Berlin (2011-2012). He is the first Colombian artist to receive this international honor.

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Danilo Dueñas Won the DAD Fellowship in Visual Arts

Danilo Dueñas has been awarded the DAAD Fellowship in Berlin (2011-2012). He is the first Colombian artist to receive this international honor.

Baudouin Mounda La Sape C-print 2009

Hilger BrotKunsthalle from Vienna, Austria, is pleased to announce the opening of Coca-colonized* curated by South African-born curator Claire Breukel and featuring nine artists from South America, Central America and Africa.

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Coca-Colonized: Relationship Among Mass Culture and Art From on Developing Regions

Hilger BrotKunsthalle from Vienna, Austria, is pleased to announce the opening of Coca-colonized* curated by South African-born curator Claire Breukel and featuring nine artists from South America, Central America and Africa.

Ingrid Wildi /  Los invisibles  Proyección de Video, 35 min.

Dislocation, a project that includes exposition dynamics, the meeting and exchange between contemporary Swiss and Chilean artists in an international path.

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Dislocation: Chilean and European Artists Confront Contemporary Chilean History

Dislocation, a project that includes exposition dynamics, the meeting and exchange between contemporary Swiss and Chilean artists in an international path.

José Roca

The curator José Roca is to be chief curator of the 8th Mercosul Biennial, set to take place in Porto Alegre from September to November 2011.

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José Roca Named Chief Curator for the 8th Mercosul Biennial

The curator José Roca is to be chief curator of the 8th Mercosul Biennial, set to take place in Porto Alegre from September to November 2011.

Allora and Calzadilla Clamor Installation

The concept of this year's São Paulo Biennial (September 25 - December 12) anchored on the notion that it is impossible to separate art from politics.

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São Paulo Biennial, 2010. Curatorial visions from the 29th edition

The concept of this year's São Paulo Biennial (September 25 - December 12) anchored on the notion that it is impossible to separate art from politics.

Exposicion Pictorica la Mujer en la Revolucion Mexicana

"Adelitas", women soldiers and coronels make up the collective exposition “Women in the Revolution”, which is being exhibited at the Regional Museum of Art.

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Pictorial Exposition of Women in the Mexican Revolution

"Adelitas", women soldiers and coronels make up the collective exposition “Women in the Revolution”, which is being exhibited at the Regional Museum of Art.

Título: “El Salidero”   Año: 2010  Materiales: Ramas de árbol, tubo de PVC, planchas de yeso, recipiente metálico, mangueras plasticas  y bomba de agua  Dimensiones: 98" x 95" x 98"

In an article by David Barro published by El Mundo, about the XXXI Biennial in Pontevedra which is made up of many locations (Pontevedra, Vigo y Vilagarcía).

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Presence of Central American and Caribbean artists in the XXXI Biennial in Pontevedra.  

In an article by David Barro published by El Mundo, about the XXXI Biennial in Pontevedra which is made up of many locations (Pontevedra, Vigo y Vilagarcía).

"El 52" Remains, 2010 Carlos Bonil (en colaboración con La Central, Colombia) y  el proyecto Esperanza, del colectivo Viernes (Moris and Fernando Carabajal)

The Gallery OMR opened "El 52" a new space next to its habitual place, in which projects of emerging artists are shown.

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The collective Viernes transformed “El 52”, the new emergent space of OMR, in an aviary

The Gallery OMR opened "El 52" a new space next to its habitual place, in which projects of emerging artists are shown.

Afiche Trienal Internacional del Caribe Santo Domingo‏

Supported by the statement "Santo Domingo, Cultural Capital of America 2010," and in an effort to develop international cultural presence, the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Culture, through the Museo de Arte Moderno, undertakes the celebration of the "1st International Triennal of the Caribbean in Santo Domingo 2010."

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1st International Triennial of the Caribbean in Santo Domingo 2010 (TRIC 2010)

Supported by the statement "Santo Domingo, Cultural Capital of America 2010," and in an effort to develop international cultural presence, the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Culture, through the Museo de Arte Moderno, undertakes the celebration of the "1st International Triennal of the Caribbean in Santo Domingo 2010."

Terra Project, Reign of Fire, Vulcano island, Italy. A car close to the port of Vulcano Ponente.

The exposition has been installed in the Cultural Center Sao Paulo of Brazil (www.centrocultural.sp.gov.br), where it will be opened until the 25 of August.

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The Exposition of Collective Euro-American Photographics, E.CO, starts its international journey in Sao Paulo

The exposition has been installed in the Cultural Center Sao Paulo of Brazil (www.centrocultural.sp.gov.br), where it will be opened until the 25 of August.

Behemoth, ink and water color on paper,24x34 cm

In 1953, Jorge Luis Borges and Margarita Guerrero published the first bestiary from the universal imagination: Fantastic Zoology.

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The Fantastic Zoology by Francisco Toledo at Instituto Cervantes in New York

In 1953, Jorge Luis Borges and Margarita Guerrero published the first bestiary from the universal imagination: Fantastic Zoology.

Jesus Rafael Soto/ Penetrable, 1990. Hierro, aluminio, tiras de plastico/Steel, aluminum, plastic hoeses; 200 x 200 in; Coleccione Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, 1998;84; copyright Jesus Rafael Soto Estate

Hunter College has entered into a major partnership with the Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) that will have a transformative impact on the teaching and development of Latin American art at Hunter.

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Study of Latin American Art at Hunter College Transformed with Major Gift from Fundacion CPPC

Hunter College has entered into a major partnership with the Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) that will have a transformative impact on the teaching and development of Latin American art at Hunter.

Metro-Mundo, 2009. Series included in the installation M2. Digital print on plastic cube filled with helium, 39.4 x 39.4 in. Serie de la Instalación M2. Fotografía digital sobre cubo de plástico con helio, 100 x 100 cm.

After an absence from the Buenos Aires art scene of at least ten years, during which time she lived and worked mainly abroad, in March of the present year Graciela Sacco (Argentina, 1956) presented M2 (Square Meter)

By Victoria Verlichak
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FOUNDATION YPF: Arte en la Torre.

By Victoria Verlichak

After an absence from the Buenos Aires art scene of at least ten years, during which time she lived and worked mainly abroad, in March of the present year Graciela Sacco (Argentina, 1956) presented M2 (Square Meter)

Gyula Kosice/ Hydrospatial City. Sala Ciudad Hidroespacial.

Located in the legendary neighborhood of Almagro, the Gyula Kosice Workshop and Museum gathers together a considerable number of its founder’s works, belonging to all the phases of his prolific artistic trajectory.

By Rodrigo Alonso
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Gyula Kosice

By Rodrigo Alonso

Located in the legendary neighborhood of Almagro, the Gyula Kosice Workshop and Museum gathers together a considerable number of its founder’s works, belonging to all the phases of his prolific artistic trajectory.

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Solar Equation - Federation Square - Melbourne's Meeting Place.

Rafael-Lozano Hemmer, one of the most recognized Mexican contemporary artists is presenting a public art installation, featuring an animated three-dimensional maquette of the Sun.

By Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Solar Equation - Melbourne's Meeting Place.
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Solar Equation, from Lozano-Hemmer at the Federation Square in Melbourne

By Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Solar Equation - Melbourne's Meeting Place.

Rafael-Lozano Hemmer, one of the most recognized Mexican contemporary artists is presenting a public art installation, featuring an animated three-dimensional maquette of the Sun.

Maria Martinez-Canas/ Ciudad Jungla (Serie Negra) (City Jungle [Black Series]) 1990 Gelatin silver print 40-3/4 x 57-3/4 inches, edition 1/2

Thomas “Thom” Collins, an arts administrator, art historian, educator and author with more than 15 years of experience serving as a director and curator at several of America’s top museums, has been named as the new director of Miami Art Museum (MAM).

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Miami Art Museum Names Thomas “Thom” Collins As Director

Thomas “Thom” Collins, an arts administrator, art historian, educator and author with more than 15 years of experience serving as a director and curator at several of America’s top museums, has been named as the new director of Miami Art Museum (MAM).

Javier Marín - Retablo

The Basilica Cathedral of Zacatecas, which has been declared cultural patrimony of humanity by the UNESCO, is home to the piece “Retablo” by the artist Javier Marin’s in collaboration with Gantous Architects since June 2010.

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Javier Marin’s contemporary sculpture in the Basilica Cathedral of Zacatecas

The Basilica Cathedral of Zacatecas, which has been declared cultural patrimony of humanity by the UNESCO, is home to the piece “Retablo” by the artist Javier Marin’s in collaboration with Gantous Architects since June 2010.

3D Hand 60 x 40 cm acrylic on canvas

The Argentinean artist Mariano Molina has exchanged his studio for the corner of an engineering lab.

By Universidad de Leicester
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Mariano Molina Brings a Dash of Intuition to Leading Bioengineering Research

By Universidad de Leicester

The Argentinean artist Mariano Molina has exchanged his studio for the corner of an engineering lab.

Untitled (Yellow House), 1991. Acrylic on canvas. 90 x 78 inches

Memory and loss are an integral part of Guillermo Kuitca's work. His paintings reference personal memories that are staged and show his interest for architecture and topography.

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De la Cruz Collection Contemporary Art Space present a new installation with works by Kuitca from 1986 to 1998.

Memory and loss are an integral part of Guillermo Kuitca's work. His paintings reference personal memories that are staged and show his interest for architecture and topography.

AR10 AMBIENTE 8C03 CASA TRIANGULO LUCIA BRITO LEME

ARCO’s new director, Carlos Urroz Arancibia, acknowledged that he assumed his new job during some of the fair’s most difficult times, and that in order to restructure it no exterior models could be followed.

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ARCO´s Turning Point under Carlos Urroz

ARCO’s new director, Carlos Urroz Arancibia, acknowledged that he assumed his new job during some of the fair’s most difficult times, and that in order to restructure it no exterior models could be followed.