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Contemporary Art in the Americas Arte Contemporáneo en las Américas

December 2, 2018 — Blog

Estados de Exceçao

André Komatsu

Die Ecke Arte Contemporáneo Santiago, Chile 11/17/2018 – 01/26/2019

Die Ecke Arte Contemporáneo y la Galería Vermelho presentan la exposición Estados de Exceçao del artista brasileño André Komatsu. El estado de excepción es una situación temporal de restricciones de los derechos y concentración del poder, que, al estar presente, aproxima de un “estado” de régimen democrático a un “estado” de régimen autoritario y es …

André Komatsu, Candango, 2018. Imagen cortesía de Álvaro Mardones André Komatsu, Volátil # 13, 2016-2018. Imagen cortesía de Álvaro Mardones André Komatsu, Estados de Exceçao. Vista de instalación, Die Ecke, Santiago, 2018. Imagen cortesía de Álvaro Mardones Die Ecke Arte Contemporáneo y la Galería Vermelho presentan la exposición Estados de Exceçao del artista brasileño André Komatsu. …

October 31, 2018 — Blog

AI-5 50 YEARS – it still isn’t over yet

Curated by Paulo Miyada

Instituto Tomie Ohtake Sao Paulo 09/04/2018 – 11/04/2018

“What is the purpose of an art institution in a country like Brazil, today, in 2018? Even though this doesn’t directly reach the spectators, this is a question that Instituto Tomie Ohtake’s employees face every day, dealing with the responsibilities intrinsic to the work they develop. There are several different answers for this question and …

AI-5 50 YEARS – still hasn’t ended yet. Installation view at Instituto Tomie Ohtake, 2018. Photo courtesy of Instituto Tomie Ohtake AI-5 50 YEARS – still hasn’t ended yet. Installation view at Instituto Tomie Ohtake, 2018. Photo courtesy of Instituto Tomie Ohtake. AI-5 50 YEARS – still hasn’t ended yet. Instalation View at Instituto Tomie …

October 11, 2018 — Blog

Anna Bella Geiger: Circa MMXVIII

Anna Bella Geiger

Solar dos Abacaxis Río de Janeiro, Brasil 09/29/2018 –

Curaduría y texto por Bernardo Mosqueira A mediados del siglo XX, cuando ya era un edificio centenario, el Solar dos Abacaxis pasó a tener como propietaria a una importante poeta y feminista brasileña llamada Anna Amélia de Queiroz Carneiro de Mendonça. Esta enérgica visionaria defendía los derechos de las mujeres y de lxs estudiantes e …

Anna Bella Geiger. CIRCA MMXVIII. Vista de instalación en Solar dos Abacaxis, 2018. Foto por Renato Mangolin. Imagen cortesía de Solar dos Abacaxis Anna Bella Geiger. CIRCA MMXVIII. Vista de instalación en Solar dos Abacaxis, 2018. Foto por Renato Mangolin. Imagen cortesía de Solar dos Abacaxis Anna Bella Geiger. CIRCA MMXVIII. Vista de instalación en Solar …

Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985

October 10, 2018 — Blog

Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985

Curated by Cecilia Fajardo-Hill and Andrea Giunta

Pinacoteca de São Paulo São Paulo, Brasil 08/18/2018 – 11/19/2018

From August 18 to November 19, 2018, the Pinacoteca de São Paulo, a museum of the Secretariat of Culture of the State of São Paulo, presents the major group exhibition Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985, on display on the first floor of the Pinacoteca. Curated by British Venezuelan art historian and curator Cecilia Fajardo-Hill …

Radical Women: Latin American Art 1960-1985. Installation view at Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Brasil, 2018. Image courtesy of Pinacoteca de São Paulo Radical Women: Latin American Art 1960-1985. Installation view at Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Brasil, 2018. Image courtesy of Pinacoteca de São Paulo Radical Women: Latin American Art 1960-1985. Installation view at Pinacoteca de …

October 4, 2018 — Blog

The real world does not take flight

Rodrigo Hernández

Pivô São Paulo, Brasil 09/02/2018 – 10/27/2018

Pivô presents The real world does not take flight in its Annual Exhibitions Programme. This is the first solo show in Brazil by Mexican artist Rodrigo Hernández and is the outcome of a two months residency at Pivô, where the artist developed cardboard sculptures and an installation directly in the exhibition space. The title is appropriated from the …

Rodrigo Hernández. The real world does not take flight. Installation at Pivô, São Paulo 2018. Image courtesy of the artist and Pivô Rodrigo Hernández. The real world does not take flight. Installation at Pivô, São Paulo 2018. Image courtesy of the artist and Pivô Rodrigo Hernández. The real world does not take flight. Installation at Pivô, …

September 30, 2018 — Blog

RISE

Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca

Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel | Galeria São Paulo, Brasil 09/04/2018 – 10/06/2018

Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel presents RISE, the first exhibition by Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca at Galeria, showing the most recent film collaboration from the duo. Commissioned by AGYU (Art Gallery of York University, Toronto), the piece investigates the musical universe of a community of young poets, rappers, and singers who meet weekly at a community center …

Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca. RISE. Courtesy Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo/Rio de Janeiro. Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca. RISE. Courtesy Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo/Rio de Janeiro. Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca. RISE. Courtesy Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo/Rio de Janeiro. Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel presents RISE, the …

September 22, 2018 — Reviews

33ª Bienal de São Paulo, Brasil

Por Germano Dushá São Paulo, Brasil 09/07/2018 – 12/09/2018

White-label Bienal At the beginning of September, the first edition of the Bienal de São Paulo was opened to the public after the coup d’état, which in August 2016 resulted in the impeachment of the then President, Dilma Rousseff. During this period, Brazil experienced its most heightened political turmoil in recent history and, currently, it …

Installation view of Wura-Natasha Ogunji’s exhibition. 33rd Bienal de São Paulo: Affective Affinities, 2018. © Leo Eloy / Estúdio Garagem / Bienal de São Paulo Foundation White-label Bienal A principios de septiembre abrió al público la primera edición de la Bienal de São Paulo realizada tras el golpe de Estado que en agosto de 2016 …

September 20, 2018 — Blog

Valeska Soares: Entrementes

Valeska Soares

Pinacoteca de São Paulo São Paulo, Brasil 08/04/2018 – 09/22/2018

The Pinacoteca de São Paulo, a museum of the São Paulo State Secretariat for Culture, presents the exhibition Valeska Soares: Entrementes [In the Meantime] from August 4 to October 22, 2018. Curated by Júlia Rebouças, the exhibition occupies the fourth floor and the entrance space of Pina Estação and presents a selection of Valeska Soares’ …

Exhibition view of Valeska Soares: Entrementes at Pinacoteca de São Paulo, 2018. Courtesy of Pinacoteca de São Paulo Exhibition view of Valeska Soares: Entrementes at Pinacoteca de São Paulo, 2018. Courtesy of Pinacoteca de São Paulo Exhibition view of Valeska Soares: Entrementes at Pinacoteca de São Paulo, 2018. Courtesy of Pinacoteca de São Paulo The …

Superficies sensibles | Piel | Muro | Imagen

February 25, 2018 — Blog

Superficies sensibles | Piel | Muro | Imagen

Curada por Vidal Jr. y Laila Melchior

CAIXA Cultural Río de Janeiro Río de Janeiro, Brasil 01/09/2018 – 03/04/2018

La CAIXA Cultural Río de Janeiro presenta la exposición colectiva Superficies sensibles | Piel | Muro | Imagen, que reúne trabajos de 21 jóvenes artistas contemporáneos brasileños, realizados a principios del siglo XXI. La exposición aborda la temática de la superficie como potencia, posibilidad crítica y estética, presentando obras que están conectadas al pasado de …

Exposición colectiva. Vista de la exposición Superficies sensibles | Piel | Muro | Imagen, en CAIXA Cultural Río de Janeiro, Río de Janeiro, Brasil, 2018. Cortesía de CAIXA Cultural Río de Janeiro Exposición colectiva. Vista de la exposición Superficies sensibles | Piel | Muro | Imagen, en CAIXA Cultural Río de Janeiro, Río de Janeiro, …

December 29, 2017 — Blog

Baroque and Chasm

Max Gómez Canle

Casa Triângulo São Paulo, Brazil 11/25/2017 – 12/23/2017

There is no origin, or everything is conceived together, in this miracle. All of these distances that hang here on the walls are spaces of time, color, brushes, rhythm, form… They are paintings, but they are magic mirrors. They enchant us with the possibility of telling the life of what we do, as though we …

Max Gómez Canle. Installation view at Baroque and Chasm, Casa Triângulo, Sao Paulo, 2017. Courtesy of Casa Triangulo Max Gómez Canle. Installation view at Baroque and Chasm, Casa Triângulo, Sao Paulo, 2017. Courtesy of Casa Triangulo Max Gómez Canle. Installation view at Baroque and Chasm, Casa Triângulo, Sao Paulo, 2017. Courtesy of Casa Triangulo There …