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LATINO ARTS AND CULTURE FROM THE ARCHIVES OF EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO
Over the course of its fifty year history, El Museo del Barrio has published numerous exhibition catalogues and brochures in keeping with the institution’s commitment to education and the promotion of Latino arts and culture.
DARKNESS AND VERTIGO - VIDEO ART AND GEOLOGY IN A PRESENTATION BY PROA
Fundación Proa of Buenos Aires inaugurates together with the collaborative project Artists’ Film International a new OnLine edition. From May 14 to September 20, 2020 Proa presents a selection of artists who explore the limits of video art, addressing LANGUAGE as a theme. There’s a new film every Thursday on the PROA website
Ch.ACO INAUGURATES ITS VIRTUAL PLATFORM ON ARTSY
Until June 27, the Chilean fair will present activities for Ch.ACO fans and art lovers to get closer to the world of visual arts.
THE OTHER SIDE OF NOW, A LOOK INTO CARIBBEAN FUTURE – PÉREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI
In contemporary art, the Caribbean is often seen through the lens of its traumatic, colonial past and socioeconomic problems that linger in the present. The Other Side of Now seeks to think beyond narratives of catastrophe—both geographical and political—that continue to frame the region, asking instead: What might a Caribbean future look like? The exhibition invites artists from the English, French, Dutch, and Spanish-speaking Caribbean to capture the future of the region as a tangible time and space.
ZⓈONAMACO WELCOMES ITS NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JUAN CANELA
ZⓈONAMACO, the Mexican art fair, welcomes Juan Canela (Spain, 1980) as its new Artistic Director, taking the position that was held by Tania Ragasol (Mexico, 1972) in previous editions.
BEYOND THE HORIZON: CHILEAN ARTISTS REFLECT ON THE MASSIVE EXHIBITION “AL AIRE, LIBRE”
More than 70 artists and collectives gathered in an exhibition that reflected on the experiences and social processes in times of quarantine. The show was made from their own places of confinement on May 16 and 17, and it can be seen in www.alaire-libre.com
PArC 2020 – EN EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE IN EXTRAORDINARY TIMES
Interconnection with the art world, productive sales, dynamic conversation cycles, and more than 76,000 visitors – these are some of the results of Peru Contemporary Art 2020.
ALEXANDER GRAY ASSOCIATES INCLUDES IMPORTANT LATIN AMERICAN ARTISTS IN "ADAA: ONLINE VIEWING ROOM"
Alexander Gray Associates and ADAA (Art Dealers Association of America) present Chance and Order in an online viewing room on view June 1 – August 31, 2020
CHRISTO, KNOWN FOR HIS MONUMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ARTWORKS, HAS DIED AT 84 YEARS OLD
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff passed away Sunday 31 May, according to a statement made on the artist's official twitter account: “Christo passed away today, on May 31, 2020, at his home in New York City. Christo and Jeanne-Claude have always made clear that their artworks in progress be continued after their deaths. L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped (Project for Paris) is still on track for Sept. 18–Oct. 3, 2021”
“This nation continues to be ridden by inequality and racial division” - EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO ADRESSES THE COMMUNITY
In light of past events and tensions rising high in the United States, Patrick Charpenel, Executive Director of the New York based Museo del Barrio, sent out a letter to the public.
MoMA - THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF ART IN LATIN AMERICA
View the exhibition Sur moderno: Journeys of Abstraction—The Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift and listen to the experts
CREATION, SPACE AND ISOLATION: SOME OF THE EXPLORED THEMES IN “SOLO” - FUNDACIÓN JUMEX
Mexico City - As part of its program during the museum’s temporary closure due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Museo Jumex will present Mario García Torres: Solo from June 2 until its reopening.
TECHNOLOGIES THAT DRAW NEW WORLDS
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. 2020 End of Year Show
ONLINE EDITION OF PArC - LAST DAYS
You can access the online platform of PArC - Peru Contemporary Art - until Sunday May 31 at www.parc.com.pe
CURATOR CLAIRE BREUKEL BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE Y.ES COUNCIL
She also starts a new role as curator of Dacra and the Craig Robins Collection
MADRID - THE REOPENING OF GALERÍA ELBA BENÍTEZ AND ITS EXHIBITION “PALABRAS VACÍAS”
Today, Tuesday, May 26th, Galería Elba Benítez announces its reopening with the returning solo exhibition Palabras vacías by IGNASI ABALLÍ, opened on February 28th.
PLATFORM AUSTRIA ON THE PHENOMENON OF PLATFORM URBANISM - BIENNALE DI VENEZIA 2021
Platform urbanism is one of the most controversial topics of discussion in the field of architecture. Digital platforms such as Facebook, Google and Amazon are increasingly permeating all areas of our lives and beginning to dissolve old orders and structures.
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, AT HOME WITH CARMEN HERRERA
On the occasion of her 105th birthday in late May, El Museo del Barrio will host a conversation in honor of her life and career. ¡Felicidades Carmen!: A Celebration of Carmen Herrera will be held on Wednesday, May 27th via Zoom.
DRAWINGS FOR THE AMAZON- ACQUIRE A PERUVIAN ARTWORK AND HELP STOP COVID-19
Solidary and self-managed campaign, running from May 19th to 31st. To take part, go to www.dibujosxamazonia.org
BIENAL DE SÃO PAULO – PORTRAIT OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA, FROM SALVADOR DE BAHIA TO BASEL
Between June and October 2020, the Kunsthalle Basel (Basel, Switzerland) presents an individual exhibition of Deana Lawson as part of the international collaborations of the 34th Bienal de São Paulo.
PArC - PART OF THE EFG LATIN AMERICA ART AWARD NOMINATION CIRCUIT
PArC, Perú Arte Contemporaneo, announces that this year the participating galleries of the fair will be part of the selection for the EFG LATIN AMERICA ART Acquisition Award -in association with ArtNexus, which will be presented at the Pinta Miami 2020 fair.
COMMERCIAL GALLERIES IN THE FACE OF PANDEMIC - PArC CONVERSATIONS
In this OnLine edition, PArC 2020 will host an international platform for conversations with collectors, curators, gallery owners, artists, and museum directors. Through different media, Instagram Live and Zoom. PArC 2020 will delve deep into Latin America’s market and museum situation during these Coronavirus-defined times.
BIENNALE DI VENEZIA - THE 17TH INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION POSTPONED TO 2021
La Biennale di Venezia announces that the 17th International Architecture Exhibition—How Will We Live Together?—curated by Hashim Sarkis, which was to take place in Venice from August 29th through November 29th 2020, has been postponed to 2021, to be held Saturday, May 22 to Sunday, November 21.
THE RETURN TO “NORMALITY” BEGINS WITH THE REOPENING OF THE GALLERIES OF MADRID
Wide open, during special hours or by appointment, Madrid's art galleries prepare for their return to normality. Little by little, without haste, thinking of everyone and collaborating with the rest of society to advance towards the future in the best possible way.
THIS SATURDAY - PArC CONVERSATIONS PRESENTS ARTUS: GLOBAL CONNECTION FOR ARTISTS
As part of its online edition, PArC 2020 has created a series of talks and interviews via Zoom. The next one will be this Saturday 16th and will be about Artus, a grant program for artists.
MADRID - BLANCA BERLIN GALLERY PRESENTS “EVERYTHING I DREAM OR LOSE. MASTERS OF VINTAGE (1903-1991)”
An exhibition of more than fifty vintage, or printed at the time, photographs by ten of the most renowned Spanish photographers.
NEXT DIALOGUES: LEARN HOW YOUNG LATIN AMERICAN GALLERIES READAPT AS THEY FACE THE CRISIS
As part of its online edition, PArC 2020 has created a series of talks and interviews via Zoom. The next ones will be on Thursday the 14th and 21st, and will be moderated by Florencia Portocarrero, curator of the NEXT section of PArC
CENTRO BOTÍN IS OPEN AGAIN
In the belief that few things contribute to personal development and creativity to generate economic and social wealth like the arts, the Botín Center reopens its doors so that the citizens of Santander and Cantabria can once again enjoy their artistic, formative and cultural supply.
A FAREWELL TO ARTIST ABRAHAM PALATNIK, EXPLORER OF TECHNOLOGICAL POSSIBILITIES OF ART
Abraham Palatnik, pioneer of the so-called technological art in Brazil, died victim of Covid-19 on Saturday May 9th.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: ART AND MEDICINE, AN AMALGAM OF TWO AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE
With one foot on science and the other on art, Libia Posada's exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Medellín, inaugurated in early March, almost seems to have anticipated the catastrophic arrival of Covid-19 in America.
FUNDACIÓN PROA OFFERS VIRTUAL CLASSES THAT EXPLORE THE WORK OF IMPORTANT FEMALE ARTISTS
Faced with the challenge posed by the global scenario, the Proa Foundation in Buenos Aires makes new digital resources available to the public and extends the dates and quotas of its virtual class schedule.
