Notes related to Pinta

The event presents its final 2025 edition: an invitation to enjoy contemporary art tours across the neighborhoods of San Telmo and La Boca.

By Violeta Méndez

The fair opened its 21st edition with a program that celebrates photography in all its forms — from the sensitive “skins” of Marina De Caro to the gazes of those who inhabit the streets, and the trajectory of the FotoGalería at Teatro San Martín.

By Violeta Méndez

Blurring the boundaries between image, performance, and experimentation, projects by Gustavo Nieto, Nicola Costantino, and Donna Conlon stand out in a new edition of Pinta BAphoto, returning to La Rural with proposals that expand the scope of photography today.

By María Galarza

Through the exploration of the intersections between image, body, and discourse, Guad Creche (Salta, Argentina, 1985) positions their curatorial gaze on the performative potential of photography.

By Violeta Méndez

Both the exhibited and the stored works draw attention in Matilde Marín’s studio. On the walls, her emblematic photographs steal the gaze, but so do the wrapped and labeled folders on her tables, the boxes full of books on the floor, and the stacks of files on her shelves. The image completes itself with her voice, the one that explains why the archive, too, is a protagonist.

By María Galarza

Editor and curator, Sol Echevarría created Espacio FAN as a meeting ground between the editorial and the visual. There, books become a territory for experimentation, and artworks become ways of reading. A project that champions collaboration, critical thinking, and cultural resistance in times of retreat.

By Violeta Méndez

Simple, yet with complex movement, the artist managed to capture what his sensitive eyes perceived, and today his name is part of the local art history as a reference in photographic portraiture.

The event celebrates its 21st edition with a diverse program that spans photography through curatorial, performative, and editorial approaches, intertwining “the material with the immaterial, the intimate with the collective.”

Organized by Pinta in collaboration with Meridian International Center, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean – and CC LATAM, the exhibition brings together works by artists from seven countries addressing themes of identity, territory, and memory, reaffirming the value of art as a tool for regional integration.

With a solo exhibition by Fernando Allen and a group show featuring five regional artists, Casa Ardissone brings to the forefront the tensions between territory, memory, and the ecological urgency of the Paraguayan Chaco.

From September 10 to 13, Asunción hosts the final edition of Pinta Art Week, with a program that brings together museum and gallery openings, a network of cultural institutions, and a FORO that fosters reflection among local and international voices.

Christian Ceuppens and Carolina Noguera present at Viedma Galería de Arte an exhibition that merges tradition and design, exploring the connection between Tobatí’s ancestral ceramic knowledge and a modern architectural vision.

By María Galarza

Galleries, installations, talks, collections, exhibitions, institutions, celebrations, and visits to artists’ studios. All this, and more, is brought together in the three editions—and an upcoming fourth—of Pinta Asunción, where every initiative aims to expand and connect a country’s artistic ecosystem. Under the curatorship of Irene Gelfman and Adriana Almada, the goal over the years has been to enhance the cultural industry and exercise the muscle of openness to the world.

Since 2022, Art Week has offered unique moments and special activities that have helped illuminate the Paraguayan artistic ecosystem.

From September 10 to 13, Pinta Asunción celebrates its fourth and final edition. Conceived as part of Pinta’s Art Weeks structure, the initiative was extended one more year at the request of the local art community, opening new opportunities for collaboration in Paraguay.

By María Galarza

For over four decades, Mónica Kupfer has been researching, writing, and curating exhibitions that seek to tell a story of Panamanian and Central American Art that is still under construction. She played a key role in the first edition of Pinta Panamá Art Week, where she coordinated FORO—a regional discussion platform that brought together artists, curators, collectors, and institutions.

Pinta, the leading platform for promoting art from Latin America and Central America, launches FORO On Demand, a new format that makes its conversations accessible anytime, anywhere.

Pinta Asunción Art Week, formerly known as Pinta Sud | ASU, will take place this year from September 10 to 13, marking its fourth edition. With its extensive contemporary art and cultural programming spread across the city, the event invites attendees to discover an ever-growing artistic scene alongside Paraguay’s unique cultural, culinary, and tourism traditions.

With its inaugural edition, Panama Art Week stepped onto the contemporary art stage not as a marketplace for immediate transactions, but as a catalyst for long-term cultural positioning. 

The first edition of Pinta Panamá Art Week was a collective celebration that transformed the city into a major stage for contemporary art and Central American culture. The event welcomed over 650 attendees at its official opening and thousands of visitors throughout the week, with daily activities including exhibition openings, talks, guided tours, and urban experiences. The week was marked by a strong commitment to strengthening and valuing local identity.

A selection of events, activities and cultural proposals bring together artists, curators, collectors and specialists in different parts of Panama City. Pinta Panama Art Week proposes an ambitious agenda from May 21 to 25 with the best of contemporary art in the region.

MAC Panamá's Chief Curator Juan Canela, reflects on the challenges of curating in Central America, the value of collaborative practices, and the context of Panamanian art. He is participating in the inaugural Pinta Panamá Art Week, running May 21–25 with activities centered on the local art scene.

Despite its rich, diverse artistic production with deep historical roots, Panama's art market remains limited. With fewer than ten active galleries and no fully established art fair to date, the country’s artistic ecosystem is still in an early stage of development. However, creative energy is clearly present, and 2025 could mark a turning point.

Pinta Panamá Art Week makes its debut from May 21 to 25. Over five days, it will offer a public program filled with art activities, inviting attendees to explore a city undergoing a cultural boom. This first edition positions Panama City as a key destination on the international art and culture calendar.

This was my first visit to Lima (and I hope it’s the first of many), and I came to take part in Pinta Lima 2025—an incredibly enriching experience. From the opening to the close, the fair was full of life: buzzing rooms, lively conversations, and unexpected encounters. There was an unmistakable energy in the air, the kind that comes from a city that takes seriously its place on the Latin American contemporary art map.

The art fair invites galleries to submit their proposals for its new edition, taking place from December 4 to 7 at The Hangar, Coconut Grove. The application deadline is July 30.

After four days of intense activity, during which key figures from the international and regional contemporary art scenes came together, the twelfth edition of Pinta Lima concluded at Casa Prado, reaffirming itself as one of the main events for contemporary art in Peru. This edition, directed by Irene Gelfman, celebrated cultural legacy and projected the future of Latin American art at a time when the Peruvian ecosystem —with the international rise of its artists, the strengthening of its gallery circuit, and the growth of local collecting— is advancing strongly toward consolidation.

A system. An architecture. A way of setting out the guidelines that connect millenary myths with the manifestations provided by the present. Lo que este paisaje puede decir sobre el futuro (What this landscape can say about the future), Pinta Lima's Special Project, is an oracle: a sacred space that reveals the union between what is and what can be.

The enduring legacy of Teresa Burga (Iquitos, 1935 – Lima, 2021) is celebrated at the Latin American art fair Pinta Lima, where she was selected as the tribute artist for the Special Project, curated by Miguel A. López. The exhibition brings together, for the first time, various moments of her production between 1966 and 2020, showcasing the intelligence, boldness, and versatility of an artist who was not always recognized or understood in her time.

Alberto Rebaza is one of the most influential collectors in Peru. He began collecting in the late 1990s, driven by the rebirth of contemporary Peruvian art. Alongside his wife, Ginette Lumbroso, he has expanded the Rebaza Collection to include Latin American and European artists, with a keen eye for the connections between art and culture. They also lead an artist residency program that promotes exchange between international creators and the local scene. In conversation with Arte al Día, he shares his perspective on collecting, the value of residencies, and the role of art as a tool for connection.