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ADRIANA VAREJÃO EXPLORES COLONIALISM THROUGH AESTHETIC SYNCRETISM AT GAGOSIAN NEW YORK
Varejão’s rich and diverse artistic oeuvre embodies the mythic pluralism of Brazilian identity and the fraught social, cultural, and aesthetic interactions that engendered it. Living and working in Rio de Janeiro, she draws upon the potent visual legacy of colonial histories and transnational exchange, creating confluent forms that expose the multivalent nature of memory and representation.
FREDDY RODRÍGUEZ ENTERS THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
His painting Y me quedé sin nombre (1974) is the first work by a Dominican-born New York artist to be acquired by the museum.
WHO ARE THE SELECTED ARTISTS FOR NEW YORK’S PENUMBRA WORKSPACE PROGRAM?
With this program, Penumbra Foundation supports outstanding emerging artists working in the photographic arts. Six artists and photographers based in the United States were selected from a variety of backgrounds and cultural contexts.
NEW APPOINTMENTS FOR MARCELA GUERRERO AND RUJEKO HOCKLEY AT THE WHITNEY MUSEUM
The Whitney Museum of American Art at New York announces that assistant curators Marcela Guerrero and Rujeko Hockley have been promoted to newly endowed positions. Guerrero has been appointed the Jennifer Rubio Associate Curator and Rujeko Hockley will assume the role of Arnhold Associate Curator, both effective July 1.
THE MUSICAL BRAIN - GROUP EXHIBITION AT NEW YORK’S HIGH LINE
The Musical Brain is a group exhibition that reflects on the power music has to bring us together. The exhibition is named after a short story by the Argentine contemporary writer César Aira, and explores the ways that artists use music as a tool to inhabit and understand the world. The featured artists approach music through different lenses—historical, political, performative, and playful—to create new installations and soundscapes throughout the park. Organized by High Line Art and Cecilia Alemani.
