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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.
CULTIVATING A VIRTUAL GARDEN: LEO CASTAÑEDA'S NEW INTERACTIVE DIGITAL WORK
Inspired by the Amazon rainforest and the Florida Everglades, the project commissioned for the 2026 Whitney Biennial invites players to explore the interconnections between natural ecosystems and technological systems.
"DAYS ARE NOT THE SAME": ZANELE MUHOLI AT CASA SANTA ANA
Amalanga Awafani, an exhibition by the South African visual artist in Panama City, leads us to think about the passage of time and how identity and dignity cease to be a constant.
MEXICAN CURATOR ANNOUNCED FOR LIVERPOOL BIENNIAL 2027
Lucía Sanromán and Aimee Harrison to co-curate the 14th edition of the festival, taking place from 5 June 2027 until 12 September 2027.
THE MONUMENTALITY OF THREAD: OLGA DE AMARAL AT MALBA
The museum presents the artist’s trajectory in relation to her contexts, documenting her artistic networks, her interventions in architecture, and her pioneering role in the development of textile practice in the Americas.
OFELIA ESPARZA SINCE 1945: MEXICAN TRADITIONS IN CALIFORNIA
The American museum shows a major retrospective of the Chicana artist’s work—an oeuvre that “embodies the power of art to preserve memory and culture.”
PINTA PANAMA ART WEEK 2026 REAFFIRMS THE COUNTRY AS A HUB FOR REGIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART
The event will unfold a public and free program including exhibitions, tours, talks, film screenings, music, and cultural and touristic experiences.
WALTER OTERO: A TROPICAL GALLERIST IN AMERICA'S ECOSYSTEM
Books are published about artists, museums, and collectors—but why not talk about the gallerist, the one who connects them all?
ROBERTO BEHAR & ROSARIO MARQUARDT WIN THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT THE ELLIES OOLITE ARTS AWARDS
The Argentine duo receives the award in recognition of a practice that merges art, architecture, and public space, creating social sculptures that transform the city.
OCEAN AND MEMORY, MAC PANAMÁ PRESENTS TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS
An ocean-centered research project and a historical retrospective dedicated to Trixie Briceño shape MAC Panamá’s current program.
RODRIGUE MOUCHEZ ARMENDARIZ TO BECOME DAZIBAO’S NEW DIRECTOR
The French-Mexican curator will bring to the Montreal-based space “a rare combination of curatorial rigor, international perspective, and sustained commitment to artists.”
CRUZ-DIEZ AT ISLAA: COLOR AS AN EXPERIENCE IN CONSTANT TRANSFORMATION
The exhibition brings together 23 works that trace the Venezuelan artist’s fundamental investigations into chromatic perception.
ENERGY AND PATTERNS IN THE COSMOS, GISELA COLÓN IN CONNECTICUT
The Latin American artist draws inspiration from the landscapes of Puerto Rico and those of her adopted home in California to create sculptures that reveal the transformative power of nature.
LATIN AMERICAN ARTISTS AT THE BIENNALE DI VENEZIA 2026
Fifteen artists from the region will take part in In Minor Keys, the 61st International Art Exhibition opening in Venice in May 2026.
LA CHOLA POBLETE PRESENTS HER FIRST SOLO SHOW IN BRAZIL
With references to Baroque, Pop Art, Andean cosmology, music, fashion, and political protest, the exhibition at MASP encourages reflection on gender, colonialism, and the Chola identity.
MEMORY AND PUBLIC SPACE: THE 18 ARTISTS OF SONSBEEK 2026
The historic art platform presents a diverse group of participants for its new edition in Arnhem.
FIVE VIBRANT EXHIBITIONS OF LATIN AMERICAN ARTISTS TO VISIT IN THE U.S. IN 2026
The North American country presents a strong presence of Latin American art on its agenda this year, highlighting both historical and contemporary figures.
MALI PRESENTS ITS 2026 SUMMER AUCTION AND FESTIVE GALA
With the aim of safeguarding and promoting Peru’s artistic heritage, the museum unveils a catalogue that brings together both historical and contemporary works.
LEONORA CARRINGTON: THE VITRUVIAN WOMAN IN LUXEMBOURG
The museum presents the work of the Mexican artist through a journey that articulates her main interests, combining chronological and thematic perspectives.
BEATRIZ GONZÁLEZ IN LONDON: A MONUMENTAL RETROSPECTIVE FOLLOWING HER PASSING
The acclaimed Colombian artist will be honoured at the Barbican Centre with an exhibition bringing together more than 150 works spanning seven decades of production.
VALERIA MACULAN: TRANSFORMING SPACE THROUGH THEATRICAL LANGUAGE AT CENTRO PÁRRAGA
Valeria Maculan presents an installation that turns the exhibition space into a stage shared with the audience. The work uses large, foldable textile figures to create a theatrical environment that evokes archetypes, myth, and ritual.
AN ANTHOLOGY OF ALFREDO JAAR IN TOKYO
You and Me and the Others brings together historical works and a newly commissioned production for the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, as part of an extensive program of activities by the artist in Japan.
DE DIER: REIMAGINING THROUGH MEMORY AND REMEMBRANCE
Giana De Dier presents an exhibition in Madrid that proposes a visual reflection on memory. Through archival imagery, appropriation, and the technique of collage, the Panamanian artist reconstructs the affective memory of El Terraplén in response to its recent transformation.
WATER AS A CRITICAL OPERATOR: DÁVALOS AT THE MUSEO DE ARTE MODERNO OF SANTO DOMINGO
Mario Dávalos' retrospective challenges inherited notions of the static landscape; working across multiple disciplines, it rethinks the histories of bodies and cultural representation.
MIET WARLOP’S “ROCK ‘N’ ROLL” SPIRIT WILL REPRESENT BELGIUM AT THE 61ST VENICE BIENNALE
The artist will present a performative work that addresses the chaotic state of the world and the need for human connection in the face of today’s turbulent context.
THE AESTHETIC TRANSFORMATION OF FUNCTIONALITY: REINOSO AT MNAD
La vida se mueve delves into Pablo Reinoso’s most recognizable artistic practice: the transformation of everyday objects into sculptural works that explore existential fragility in dialogue with space and surrealism.
LIVING ARCHIVE: AN INITIATIVE THAT HIGHLIGHTS LATIN AMERICAN ART IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
The project seeks to promote encounters, exchange, and the creation of networks within the British art ecosystem.
THE REINA SOFÍA STRENGTHENS THE FIGURE OF MARUJA MALLO
Máscara y compás underscores the importance of Maruja Mallo’s Latin American exile as a key stage in her artistic renewal, during which her avant-garde language expanded through the integration of the cultural and symbolic realities of Latin America.
FIRST INDIGENOUS ART BIENNIAL IN BUENOS AIRES
The event will bring together 46 Indigenous artists from different regions of Argentina and neighboring countries, with exhibitions and activities taking place between February and April.
FINAL WEEKS TO VISIT FERNANDO SAMPIETRO’S CRITICAL RETROSPECTIVE AT MUSEO CABAÑAS
The exhibition Antenas al vacío revisits the work of the Mexican artist and expands into a book that addresses contemporary art, experimental cinema, and Latin American visual thought.
THE GLACIER AND ITS ANDEAN GUARDIANS: ÁNGELA PONCE IN NEW YORK
The photographic work of the Peruvian artist reveals the lived realities of Andean communities in the face of climate change.
THE CENSORSHIP OF MOURNING: SOUTH AFRICA AND THE 2026 VENICE BIENNALE
The exclusion of Gabrielle Goliath’s work due to its reference to Gaza exposes the tensions between memory, mourning, and political power in contemporary art.
ANTONIO PAUCAR'S ANDEAN POETICS RECOGNIZED BY ARTES MUNDI
The AM11 international prize brings visibility to a practice rooted in collective experience and a sensitive engagement with the landscape.
MALBA ANNOUNCES RODRIGO MOURA’S DEPARTURE AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
The museum prepares for a new institutional phase ahead of its 25th anniversary.
EIGHT KEY LATIN AMERICAN ART EXHIBITIONS TO SEE ACROSS EUROPE IN 2026
From historical retrospectives to immersive installations and new commissions, museums across the continent will host the work of seminal artists.
