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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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
FOUNDATION YPF: Arte en la Torre.
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
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.
Solar Equation, from Lozano-Hemmer at the Federation Square in Melbourne
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](/var/artealdia_com/storage/images/international/contenidos/novedades/el_miami_art_museum_nombra_a_thomas_thom_collins_como_director/392892-1-esl-AR/EL_Miami_Art_Museum_nombra_a_Thomas_Thom_Collins_como_director_grid_horizontal.png "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")
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 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.
Mariano Molina Brings a Dash of Intuition to Leading Bioengineering Research
The Argentinean artist Mariano Molina has exchanged his studio for the corner of an engineering lab.
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.
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.
Optical Geometric Art Master Omar Rayo Dies in Colombia
The painter, engraver, and sculptor Omar Rayo, the pillar figure of geometric abstraction in Colombia passed away on Monday the 7 of june in the city of Cali.
Pinta London : A Complete Success
During the first London Pinta art show, strong sales were seen across the board in a packed Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Art&Soul Online Auction for Haiti
Twenty-one of the 49 wonderful pieces donated for the Tigertail & Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance Art & Soul fundraising party silent auction were unsold at the event's end.
Sotheby's Two Day Latin American Art Sale
Sotheby’s spring Latin American art sale concluded with an overall total of $16,777,050 with 69% of the lots sold and a sold by value rate of 72%.
Florencio Gelabert at the Pontevedra Biennal in Spain
El Salidero and El Desagüe (2010) are two site-specific works that the Cuban-American artist Florencio Gelabert is presenting at the XXXI Pontevedra Biennial in Spain.
Total sales of $20,514,600 at Christie´s auction
Christie’s Latin American art auction reached an amount of 20,514.600 dollars, which reflects a market recovery.
Pinta distinguished at MOMA PS1 as an artistic success of the past half decade
The launching of Pinta New York in 2007 has been showcased as one of the most important events to have occurred in the past half decade at Greater New York, the third iteration of the quintennial exhibition that MoMA PS1 is currently presenting.
The Velazquez award to Doris Salcedo
The presentation of the Velazques award to the Colombian Doris Salcedo confirms, once again, how her journey –being silent for a long time, concentrated in the creation, foreign to the social paraphernalia that surrounds the art world.
Lucia de la Puente Gallery 15th Anniversary
The Lucia de la Puente Gallery maintains its foundation since 1995.
In the winds: the XVII Biennial of Art Paiz
Almost a year ago, the curatorial group of the XVII Biennial of Art Paiz initiated a process that would finish confirming the winds of change that started to blow in the previous edition, and that were materialized in the Guatemalan exhibition that just closed.
ORO, by Pedro Ruiz at the Santo Domingo Cultural Center in Oaxaca
ORO, the miniature painting exhibition that is part of the Desplazamientos series by Pedro Ruiz is being exhibited in the Dómina wing at the Santo Domingo cultural center in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Re-hanging of the Pompidou’s Modern Collection shows the relevance of Latin American Kinetic Art
In 1955, the exhibition “Le Mouvement” opened at Denise René Gallery, becoming the first important show of kinetic art in France and the beginning of a new category of art.
FUNDACIÓN ESPIGAS A Contribution to the Argentine Cultural Patrimony
In 1992, under the slogan Conserving documentation is taking care of our history, collector and businessman Mauro Herlitzka and art researcher, curator and critic Marcelo Pacheco decided to undertake the retrieval and systematization of all kinds of documentation referred to the history of the visual arts in Argentina.
The Reina Sofia Museum signs a collaboration contract with Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO)
The National Art Center Reina Sofia Museum and the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) have signed a collaboration agreement with the purpose of promoting, planning, and executing cultural projects.
