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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.
A REINTERPRETATION OF THE FUENTES ANGARITA COLLECTION AT LA NEOMUDÉJAR
La Neomudéjar presents over 130 works from the Fuentes Angarita Collection, mapping three decades of Latin American political art through themes of identity, gender, diaspora, and the memory of the body.
MODERN MEXICO CITY IN JUAN GUZMÁN’S PHOTOGRAPHS, AT ICME
The exhibition dedicated to the German-born photojournalist, featuring a selection from his archive—now safeguarded by the Fundación Televisa—focuses on documenting the transformation and growth of Mexico City in the mid-20th century, highlighting its social and urban contrasts.
GARAICOA AND IBARRA FEATURED IN CAAM’S INAUGURAL GROUP SHOW
The CAAM opens its new season with an exhibition showcasing five recent acquisitions, highlighting works by Carlos Garaicoa and Karlo Andrei Ibarra that explore memory, space, and transformation.
DIALOGUES WITH THE LEGACY OF BURLE MARX, AT MAC/CCB
Lugar de estar: o legado Burle Marx (A Place to Be: The Legacy of Burle Marx) is the exhibition presented by Lisbon’s MAC/CCB – Museum of Contemporary Art and Architecture Center, showcasing an extensive selection of landscape projects for public spaces developed by Roberto Burle Marx (São Paulo, Brazil, 1909 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1994) and his collaborators over nearly seventy years.
BIOGRAPHICAL GEOLOGY: GISELA COLÓN PRESENTS HER FIRST RETROSPECTIVE IN PUERTO RICO
The Puerto Rican–American artist explores the relationship between geology, memory, and vital energy in an exhibition spanning more than three decades of work.
TROPICAL HYPERSTITION, A SPACE OF MEMORY AND RESISTANCE AT THE BIENNALE DI VENEZIA 2026
With the large-scale installation and performative work of Antonio José Guzmán and Iva Jankovic, Panama participates for the second time as a National Pavilion in the Biennale di Venezia 2026.
THE HISTORY OF ART FROM BOGOTÁ AT MAP
The Colombian gallery presents a reconsideration of visual traditions, reactivating them through a contemporary lens; works by Carlos Castro Arias, Fernando Uhía, Raúl Cristancho, Javier Vanegas, Juan Carlos Delgado, and Miler Lagos will be on view.
“TERRITORIES IN CONNECTION”, LATIN AMERICAN ART IN CIUDAD DE LAS ARTES, PANAMA
Video, textiles and the body make up a network of relationships in constant construction in the exhibition curated by Irene Gelfman with the participation of artists from Latin America.
MARÍA LUCÍA ALEMÁN: "CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS ARE UNITING THE REGION MORE"
The executive director of MAC Panama, who will participate in the discussion Building Institutional Stories, part of the Pinta Panamá FORO initiative, envisions great opportunities for Central America with the strengthening of its institutions and joint work.
CAF AND PINTA FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE TO STRENGTHEN THE LATIN AMERICAN ART ECOSYSTEM
The collaboration between the two institutions will promote cultural platforms, professional exchanges, and spaces for dialogue aimed at advancing Latin American art and its international projection.
ECOFEMINIST PERSPECTIVES AT THE PANAMANIAN CULTURAL CENTER OF SPAIN
The exhibition The Dimension of the Invisible: Ecofeminist Traces of Panamanian Art brings together 10 women artists who question the boundaries between nature, body and community at El Centro Cultural de España – Casa del Soldado. The exhibition is curated by Gladys Turner Bosso.
THE VALUE OF SOVEREIGNTY IN MR. BROWN'S GARDEN, EXHIBITION AT THE INTEROCEANIC CANAL MUSEUM
The photographic exhibition of the American Tova Katzman leads the viewer to question the limits that mark the territory we inhabit.
LIGHT AND THE INVISIBLE, KNEUBÜHLER AND MUSSIOL AT THE ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE
The exhibition of the Swiss-Canadian photographers at the Alliance Française in Panama City invites the public to look beyond what we can usually see.
FOUR ARTISTS EXPLORE AND RECONSTRUCT SPACE AT PINTA PANAMÁ 2026
During the Central American country’s art week, works that study histories, recreate them, and bring them into reflection will be presented. From the play with materials to the manipulation of space, Lulu Molinares, Cisco Merel, Arístides Ureña Ramos, and Isabel de Obaldía create pieces that propose alternative readings of memory, territory, and everyday life.
THE BIOMUSEO, SCIENCE AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE FIRST LEVEL
On the Amador Causeway, right at the entrance to the Panama Canal of the Pacific Ocean, the Museum of Biodiversity takes place, with a structure that does not go unnoticed both for its shapes and for its color. It is an avant-garde building that coexists with the natural environment.
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 PARIS
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.
