THE CISNEROS INSTITUTE PRESENTS “MOMENTUM: ART AND ECOLOGY IN CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICA”
The Cisneros Institute is launching its first publication Momentum: Art & Ecology in Contemporary Latin America, a book that investigates how Latin American artists engage with their environments, addressing themes such as innovative relationships with the nonhuman, land disputes, colonial legacies, and visions for the future.
Momentum: Art & Ecology in Contemporary Latin America, the Cisneros Institute first publication showcases contemporary artists and collectives related to ecology, highlighting pioneering figures from the 1960s and '70s, including Cecilia Vicuña, Frans Krajcberg, Juan Downey, and the artists of Centro de Arte y Comunicación (CAYC). The book also includes a selection of fundamental texts by anthropologists, Indigenous activists, and sociologists that enrich the reader's understanding of ecological debates across disciplines.
Edited by Inés Katzenstein, María del Carmen Carrión, and Madeline Murphy Turner, Momentum represents the culmination of four years of extensive research, conferences, and seminars held by the Cisneros Institute at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
The book will be presented on December 11, 2024 at 6pm at MoMA’s Bartoos Theater. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
About the Cisneros Institute
The Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Research Institute for the Study of Art from Latin America is a platform dedicated to stimulating, supporting, and disseminating new understandings of Latin American modern and contemporary art in relationship to broader cultural issues within a global context.
*Photo Courtesy The Cisneros Institute and MoMA.
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