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Up-to-date news from the Latin American and international art world: exhibitions, awards, acquisitions, and institutions across the contemporary art circuit.
LATIN AMERICA AT PINTA BAphoto 2026: PROPOSALS FROM THE REGION
A tribute to Sandra Eleta, the work of Claudia Andujar, a solo show by Joaquín Sánchez, and a project that combines a bookstore and an exhibition chart a map that travels through Panama, Brazil, Paraguay, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina and Venezuela.
OSWALDO VIGAS IN GUANGZHOU, CROSSINGS BETWEEN ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF CHINA AND THE AMERICAS
The Guangdong Museum of Art presents the first major museum retrospective of the Venezuelan artist in Asia, spanning seven decades of work.
THE RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE THROUGH THE LENS OF MELANIE SMITH, IN VALENCIA
The British-Mexican artist brings together two projects at IVAM that explore the relationship between endangered species, culture, territory, and forms of coexistence.
TANYA CAPRILES DE BRILLEMBOURG RECEIVES THE LEGADO AWARD FOT PHILANTROPY IN THE ARTS
MOLAA honored her at its gala marking the museum’s 30th anniversary, citing her work at the intersection of cultural patronage and humanitarian action.
IRENE GELFMAN GIVES US FOUR REASONS TO VISIT PINTA BAphoto
From October 22 to 25, La Rural hosts the 22nd edition of the only photography fair in Latin America: it celebrates two centuries of images with unique works, in-house curatorial projects, and an international presence.
DREAM, MYTH AND FANTASY: THE FIRST MAJOR EXHIBITION ON LEONOR FINI IN GERMANY
Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt gathers around 100 paintings, drawings, photographs, costumes and masks this October.
WHO WRITES HISTORY IN PUBLIC SPACE? IVÁN ARGOTE AT DALLAS CONTEMPORARY
How to Move a Monument on a Tuesday Morning challenges the permanence and authority of civic symbols.
DOCUMENTA 16 UNVEILS ITS VISUAL IDENTITY AND OPENS TICKET SALES
Naomi Beckwith's edition runs in Kassel from June 12 to September 19, 2027, with a poster series and two books on the way.
ART AND POLITICS IN PRESENT TIMES: GABRIELA GOLDER AT ARTHAUS
The exhibition Estado de Asamblea and a live action bring together images, voices, and texts to collectively discuss the present.
GÊ VIANA IN VIENNA: AFRO-BRAZILIAN MEMORY, SOUND, AND THE ARCHIVE
The Brazilian artist’s exhibition at the newly inaugurated MEZEKƎRƎ explores Afro-Pindoramic forms of knowledge and traditions through documentation, sound, and radiolas, creating spaces for encounter and the preservation of collective identity.
ESTEBAN VICENTE IN NEW YORK: THE PAINTER OF REALITY
Eighteen works from 1940 to 1996 arrive at the Instituto Cervantes following their run in Rome, Warsaw, and Paris.
HISTORY IN PHOTOGRAPHY, A COPY OF A COPY: THOMAS DEMAND AT PROA
The Fukushima control room, Snowden's refuge in Moscow, and Bill Gates's dorm room: built in cardboard, photographed, and destroyed.
PAULO NAZARETH: IDENTITY AND THE FIGURE OF THE MOTHER IN VALLADOLID
The Brazilian artist arrives at the Museo Patio Herreriano with a proposal that brings together the political, the spiritual, and humor to reclaim memory and pay tribute to mothers.
MARIA KANAKIS YANG APPOINTED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
Experienced arts executive brings more than 15 years of leadership across major museums and performing arts institutions to the Guggenheim.
INSIDE MASP'S NEW UNDERGROUND PASSAGEWAY: 98 METERS OF BEATRIZ MILHAZES
Pietrolina borrows the rhythm of a Carnival parade, brought to life in 33 acrylic shades.
SIXTY YEARS OF LEANDRO KATZ, TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME, AT THE BELLAS ARTES
La noche y las palabras brings together the artist's installations, photographs, films, and drawings, curated by Francisco Lemus and Mariana Marchesi.
TERESA MARGOLLES PRESENTS HER FIRST MAJOR SOLO EXHIBITION IN THE UNITED STATES
The exhibition spans three decades of works addressing disappearances, femicides, and forced displacement, with a focus on the border between Mexico and the United States.
ARTISTIC ECLIPSE IN BUENOS AIRES: ARTEBA, Pinta BAphoto and AFFAIR
In late October and early November, the city of Buenos Aires will host three fairs with three distinct identities in a single period of intense artistic activity.
ARMANDO VILLEGAS: CENTENNIAL RETROSPECTIVE AT MAMBO IN BOGOTÁ
The exhibition spans sixty years of a career and more than one hundred solo shows by a pioneer of modern art in Colombia.
STEDELIJK MUSEUM OPENS LANDMARK YAYOI KUSAMA RETROSPECTIVE
Spanning seven decades of painting, sculpture, and immersive installation, the show features a newly created work alongside pieces never before exhibited in Europe.
“VOCAL”, MEXICO'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART BIENNIAL, OPENS IN MÉRIDA
From November 26, 2026 to February 28, 2027, a circuit of 16 venues will bring together 76 artists from 20 countries under the artistic direction of Abraham Cruzvillegas.
MALBA CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY WITH NEW SECTIONS IN AN EXPANDING LATIN AMERICA
Thirty works join the exhibition starting Saturday, September 19, including pieces from the Colección Daros Latinoamérica.
REMEDIOS VARO’S DREAMLIKE WORLD ENCHANTS THE LOUISIANA
The Danish institution explores the highly distinctive pictorial universe of the Spanish-Mexican artist, examining her creativity, thematic concerns, and meticulous technique at the intersection of Surrealism, mysticism, and science.
PINTA ART FOUNDATION AND EL ESPACIO 23 ANNOUNCED A NEW PARTNERSHIP
The collaboration covers airfare, accommodation, and participation in the Miami space's residency program for one selected artist.
MALBA ADDS EIGHT WORKS TO ITS COLLECTION FOR ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
The museum welcomes Juan Del Prete and, for the first time, Líbero Badíi, along with donated pieces by Jorge Pineda, Mario Testino, and Margarita Paksa.
CAROLINA CAYCEDO'S ECOLOGICAL VISION LANDS AT THE KEMPER ART MUSEUM
Growing Deep Roots, curated by Meredith Malone, brings together sculpture, drawings, and video, tracing water stewardship, ecofeminism, and just energy transition.
MINUJÍN, FERNANDA LAGUNA AND MIGUEL ÁNGEL ROJAS, PROTAGONISTS AT THE REINA SOFÍA
The institution is reinforcing its commitment to Latin American art with three exhibitions that, like the thematic lines underpinning this season, will explore the body, memory, and participation.
CARLA ACEVEDO-YATES, THE LATIN AMERICAN VOICE ON THE CURATORIAL TEAM OF DOCUMENTA 16
The curator and researcher specializing in Caribbean and Latin American art joins Naomi Beckwith's team for the edition taking place in Kassel in 2027.
WHO IS THE CURATOR OF THE 25TH PAIZ ART BIENNIAL?
Cuauhtémoc Medina, a Mexican historian and curator with a PhD from the University of Essex and a career spanning Tate Modern, Manifesta, and the Shanghai Biennale, will lead the upcoming edition of the event.
THE GELMAN COLLECTION AND LEONORA CARRINGTON AT THE OPENING OF FARO SANTANDER
The new center opens its doors with exhibitions devoted to the Gelman Collection and Mexican art, another exploring Leonora Carrington’s connection with Santander, and a third featuring a selection of masterpieces from the Banco Santander Collection.
WHAT WAS BUENOS AIRES' MODERNIST ART SCENE LIKE BETWEEN 1935 AND 1950?
The exhibition at the museum in St. Louis features how exile, exchange, and collaboration in Buenos Aires shaped modern art.
EXHIBITION ON FRAGILITY AS A SHARED CONDITION AT PALACIO LIBERTAD
Yo, frágil brings together works by eight artists —including Nicolás Bacal, Marcela Cabutti, and Silvia Rivas— who explore interdependence through installations, sculptures, videos, and paintings. Through September 14 at Sarmiento 151, CABA.
BRAZILIAN MODERNISM: THE WORKS OF ISMAEL NERY AT THE PINACOTECA DE SÃO PAULO
The show occupies seven rooms on the first floor of Pina Luz and revisits the work of one of the most distinctive figures of Brazilian modernism, averse to nationalism and in pursuit of eternity.
GALLERY RETURNS TO BUENOS AIRES WITH 14 SPACES IN PALERMO AND VILLA CRESPO
Talks with curators and artists, live music, and guided tours lasting between 60 and 90 minutes join an agenda that also includes the exhibitions by Alejandra Seeber and Agustín Riganelli at the Museo Sívori.
