Notes related to Peru
MALI 2024 AUCTION: THE TEXTILE ART EDITION
The Lima Museum of Art (MALI) announced the thirty-second edition of its annual auction, dedicated in this occasion to textile art, a heritage that played a fundamental role in Peru's cultural history. The event will take place on October 19 at the museum and will feature a selection of more than 70 pieces of art, from historic textiles to contemporary works.
THE WANDERING STORIES OF CECILIA PAREDES, IN BLANCA BERLIN
From her different interdisciplinary perspectives, Cecilia Paredes (Lima, Peru, 1950) lands in Blanca Berlin with a collection of images that deal with imaginary cartographies, displacements and human relations in their conceptual part, materialized, above all, on canvas as the main exhibition material. In Historias errantes (Wandering Stories), the Peruvian artist bets on recovering graphic materials anchored in antiquity, such as astrological charts, engravings of discoveries and maps, which become, after the manipulation of the parts, absolute compositions of impossible -but also aesthetic- iconography.
OPEN CALL: THE ARTIST SERIES PERU BY AMERICAN EXPRESS
The Artist Series by American Express is an initiative that supports the development of local artists. Digital artists, illustrators and graphic designers from Peru, emerging or young career, are invited to participate. Deadline to apply: July 15, 2024.
THE STORIES OF PABLO LINSAMBARTH AT ICPNA
Álbum de Casi Todos (Album of Almost Everyone) is the solo exhibition of Chilean artist Pablo Linsambarth at the Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (ICPNA). It is curated by Daniel H. Rey.
FERNANDO BRYCE: FREEDOM AND POST-TRUTH AT 1 MIRA MADRID
Freedom First is the first solo exhibition that Fernando Bryce (Lima, Peru, 1965) presents at 1 Mira Madrid and is practically a declaration of intentions.
MEIAC PRESENTS MARTÍN LÓPEZ LAM’S PAISAJE TRANSFERIDO
The Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo (MEIAC) in Badajoz is exhibiting, under the title Paisaje Transferido, a wide-ranging show by MartÍn Lopez Lam (Lima, Peru, 1981), one of the main exponents of graphic art in Spain, where he has been living for the last two decades.
PINTA PArC 2024 AMPLIFIED THE LATIN-AMERICAN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
Pinta PArC closed its 14th edition with more than 200 artists and 44 galleries. From April 24 to 28, 2024 at Casa Prado, the fair brought together curators, gallery owners, artists, collectors and art lovers.
VIDEO PROJECT: THE PERSISTENCE OF THE SELF
Curated by Irene Gelfman, the Video Project section at Pinta PArC invited galleries to present projects that revolve around the themes of ancestral practices, community work, Amazonia and nature.
SCULPTURE GARDEN: EXCHANGING LANGUAGES
The Sculpture Garden is one of the characteristic sections of Pinta PArC. Located outdoors at the main entrance of Casa Prado and curated by Max Hernández Calvo, the proposal explores the relationship between sculpture, architecture and green areas.
MIGUEL AGUIRRE: PINTA PArC'S NOMINATED ARTIST FOR EFG LATIN AMERICA ART AWARD
The EFG Latin America Art Award, in association with ArtNexus, announced Miguel Aguirre as Pinta PArC's nominated artist for the award.
CURATORIAL PROJECTS AT PINTA PArC 2024
Pinta PArC is the official contemporary art fair in Peru. In its 11th edition –from April 25 to 28– the fair presents an experimental and ambitious program, with unique curatorial projects.
PINTA PArC: TRADITION AND PRESENT IN PERFECT SYNCHRONY
The eleventh edition of Pinta PArC –the official contemporary art fair in Peru– will be held from April 24 to 28. It is the most attractive international cultural event in the region, and a window to learn how Peru intertwines its rich history with the most current influences of contemporary art.
MAC LIMA COLLECTION: RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND EXHIBITION
The Collection of the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Lima brings together works by Peruvian and international artists created since 1940 in media ranging from painting, sculpture and installation to photography and video. The exhibition is curated by Patricia Pajuelo, Giuliana Vidarte, Iosu Aramburu and Nicolás Gómez Echeverri.
TURNING THE MEANINGS OF OUR CONTINENT UPSIDE DOWN: HERLITZKA & CO. + HENRIQUE FARIA AT PINTA PArC
In the next edition of Pinta PArC 2024, Herlitzka & Co. (Buenos Aires) and Henrique Faria (New York) join forces to present a booth proposal that challenges conventional notions of contemporaneity and ancestry in Latin American art.
COSMIC TRACES: ROBERTO HUARCAYA AT THE VENICE BIENNALE
Peruvian photographer Roberto Huarcaya will represent his country at the Venice Biennale 2024 with his project Cosmic Traces.
JORGE EIELSON, THE LAST QUIPUCAMAYOC
The vindication of the Peruvian Jorge Eduardo Eielson (Lima, Peru, 1924) looks fundamental, far beyond any framed motivation in the round figures of the anniversaries. However, the work being done around the centenary of his birth shows a titanic effort to explore one of the most versatile artists in the plastic arts and, perhaps in his best-known aspect, in the literature of contemporary Peru.
ANTONIO RAIMONDI AND THE REPRESENTATION OF NATURE IN PERU
Museo del grabado ICPNA presents Antonio Raimondi and the official representation of nature in republican Peru, curated by Luis Felipe Villacorta.
TWO EXHIBITIONS OF PERUVIAN PHOTOGRAPHY AT CASA DE AMERICA
Casa de América inaugurated two exhibitions of Peruvian art: Memoria del Perú. Photographs 1890-1950, with works by various photographers that capture a significant period in the country's history, and Shipibo-Konibo. Portraits of my blood, with photographs by artist David Diaz on the life of the Shipibo-Konibo.
LUCILA GRADIN: A JOURNEY THROUGH COLOR
Lucila Gradin begins her work when creating her own natural dyes –through dyeing and medicinal plants from all over the world– and culminates it by pursuing the image that leaves every trace of this ancestral practice through embroidery, textiles and compositions on paper. The Argentine artist is part of the RADAR section of Pinta PArC 2024, together with COTT Gallery.
EIELSON 100: THE FESTIVAL THAT CELEBRATES ARTIST JORGE EIELSON IN PERU
The Pontificia Universidad Católica (PUCP) launches the Eielson 100 festival, a week of celebration that concentrates a series of events, whose central date runs from April 8 to 15.
THE MONUMENTAL PORTRAITS OF HUARCAYA AT ICPNA CULTURAL
The exhibition Ver por contacto (Seeing by Contact). Fotogramas 2014-2024 brings together the work produced over the last ten years by Peruvian photographer and visual artist Roberto Huarcaya.
AN ONGOING PROJECT 20 YEARS LATER: FRANCIS ALŸS IN MALI
The Museo de Arte de Lima - MALI presents Francis Alÿs. When faith moves mountains (2002). Two decades later. This exhibition will immerse visitors in the extraordinary work of the renowned Belgian artist, Francis Alÿs, exploring a momentous milestone that took place in Peru on April 11, 2002.
ABOUT FAILURE AND SUCCESS: GONZALO HERNANDEZ AT ICPNA
Ways of disappearing is the solo exhibition of Peruvian artist Gonzalo Hernández at the Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (ICPNA). It is curated by Max Hernández Calvo.
THE GEOMETRICAL SYSTEMS OF MARIELLA AGOIS IN THE MALI
Mariella Agois. Geometric Systems. Paintings 2008-2023 is the first anthological exhibition of the Peruvian artist's geometric painting at the Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI). It is curated by Jorge Villacorta and Paulo Dam.
A NEW EDITION OF THE MALI AUCTION TO CELEBRATE PERUVIAN ART
On April 6, the emblematic auction of the Museo de Arte de Lima - MALI returns in its XXXI edition at Casa Prado. The event will feature more than 60 pieces of art divided into micro sessions that mark a journey from historical to contemporary.
ICPNA ARTUS WIELS GRANT: 2024 CALL IN PERU
The Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (ICPNA) and Artus are joining forces to launch the call for the Wiels Artist-in-Residence Program, an international multidisciplinary production platform that hosts emerging and mid-career contemporary artists from around the world. Deadline to apply: March 22, 2024.
PINTA PArC 2024 REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO DISSEMINATE THE REGION'S ARTISTIC IDENTITIES
Pinta PArC returns with a new edition: from April 24 to 28 at Casa Prado Miraflores, the fair will present an experimental and ambitious program, along with a careful selection of galleries.
THE HYPNOTIC CREATURES OF HARRY CHAVEZ
La Otra Verdad (The Other Truth), the most recent individual exhibition of the artist Harry Chavez, is presented at the Ricardo Palma Cultural Center.
THE MALI AUCTION CELEBRATES ITS 30TH EDITION
On November 18, the iconic auction of the Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI) celebrates its 30th edition. This year, the auction will be held at Hotel B. with more than 60 pieces of art by some of the most outstanding artists in the history of Peruvian art.
ROBERTO HUARCAYA’S PHOTOGRAPHS AT LES RECONTRES D’ARLES
Les Recontres d’Arles, the first international festival of photography, presents Traces, an exhibition by Roberto Huarcaya, a key figure in Peruvian contemporary photography.