THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART RECEIVES NEARLY 50 WORKS FROM THE BEREZDIVIN COLLECTION
The gift by Diana and Moises Berezdivin brings works by Allora & Calzadilla, Rafael Ferrer, Damián Ortega, Chemi Rosado-Seijo, and Rosângela Rennó, among others, to the Washington museum.
The National Gallery of Art in Washington has announced the receipt of a major gift of nearly 50 works from the Berezdivin Collection. The acquisition substantially deepens the museum's representation of artists working across the Americas and strengthens its commitment to contemporary art from the region.
The gift spans painting, photography, mixed media, sculpture, and conceptual art, and includes works by Allora & Calzadilla, the Puerto Rico-based duo who represented the United States at the 2011 Venice Biennale, alongside Pedro Álvarez, Emilia Azcárate, Luis Cruz Azaceta, José Bedia, Fernando Bryce, Rafael Ferrer, Luis Gispert, Kcho, José Morales, Jesús "Bubu" Negrón, Damián Ortega, Luis González Palma, Manuel Piña, Ernesto Pujol, Sandra Ramos, Marta María Pérez Bravo, Chemi Rosado-Seijo, and Rosângela Rennó.
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Luis Gispert. Chain Mouth, 2001. chromogenic print, image/sheet: 101.6 x 152.4 cm (40 x 60 in.) National Gallery of Art, Gift of Berezdivin Collection, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Rafael Ferrer. Trilogía de la Noche II, Pedro Fermín (papón) , 1993. Oil on canvas overall: 142.24 x 106.68 cm. National Gallery of Art, Gift of Berezdivin Collection, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Highlights include Allora & Calzadilla's conceptual installation Land Mark (1999–2003); Chemi Rosado-Seijo's El Cerro (2001–2003); an edition of Rosângela Rennó's Bibliotheca (2002) series; Rafael Ferrer's Trilogía de la Noche II, Pedro Fermín (Papón) (1993); Luis Gispert's Chain Mouth (2001); and Priscilla Monge's Soñé que era una pintora que bordaba (1994). Each marks the first work by its respective artist to enter the National Gallery's collection.
"We are deeply grateful to the Berezdivin family for their generosity, and for the vision they have brought to building a collection that reflects the richness and complexity of contemporary artistic production, especially across Latin America, the Caribbean, and their diasporas," said Kaywin Feldman, director of the National Gallery of Art.
The Berezdivin Collection was established over several decades by Diana and Moises Berezdivin, distinguished by the depth and broad geographic scope of its holdings of modern and contemporary art. Based in Puerto Rico, the family has played a significant role in advancing the visibility of artists of Latin American descent, particularly Cuban and Puerto Rican, through both their collecting and public-facing initiatives. In 2005, they founded Espacio 1414 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the goal of promoting concept-based exhibitions drawn from their international collection.
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