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Exposicion Pictorica la Mujer en la Revolucion Mexicana

"Adelitas", women soldiers and coronels make up the collective exposition “Women in the Revolution”, which is being exhibited at the Regional Museum of Art.

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Pictorial Exposition of Women in the Mexican Revolution

"Adelitas", women soldiers and coronels make up the collective exposition “Women in the Revolution”, which is being exhibited at the Regional Museum of Art.

Título: “El Salidero”   Año: 2010  Materiales: Ramas de árbol, tubo de PVC, planchas de yeso, recipiente metálico, mangueras plasticas  y bomba de agua  Dimensiones: 98" x 95" x 98"

In an article by David Barro published by El Mundo, about the XXXI Biennial in Pontevedra which is made up of many locations (Pontevedra, Vigo y Vilagarcía).

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Presence of Central American and Caribbean artists in the XXXI Biennial in Pontevedra.  

In an article by David Barro published by El Mundo, about the XXXI Biennial in Pontevedra which is made up of many locations (Pontevedra, Vigo y Vilagarcía).

"El 52" Remains, 2010 Carlos Bonil (en colaboración con La Central, Colombia) y  el proyecto Esperanza, del colectivo Viernes (Moris and Fernando Carabajal)

The Gallery OMR opened "El 52" a new space next to its habitual place, in which projects of emerging artists are shown.

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The collective Viernes transformed “El 52”, the new emergent space of OMR, in an aviary

The Gallery OMR opened "El 52" a new space next to its habitual place, in which projects of emerging artists are shown.

Afiche Trienal Internacional del Caribe Santo Domingo‏

Supported by the statement "Santo Domingo, Cultural Capital of America 2010," and in an effort to develop international cultural presence, the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Culture, through the Museo de Arte Moderno, undertakes the celebration of the "1st International Triennal of the Caribbean in Santo Domingo 2010."

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1st International Triennial of the Caribbean in Santo Domingo 2010 (TRIC 2010)

Supported by the statement "Santo Domingo, Cultural Capital of America 2010," and in an effort to develop international cultural presence, the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Culture, through the Museo de Arte Moderno, undertakes the celebration of the "1st International Triennal of the Caribbean in Santo Domingo 2010."

Terra Project, Reign of Fire, Vulcano island, Italy. A car close to the port of Vulcano Ponente.

The exposition has been installed in the Cultural Center Sao Paulo of Brazil (www.centrocultural.sp.gov.br), where it will be opened until the 25 of August.

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The Exposition of Collective Euro-American Photographics, E.CO, starts its international journey in Sao Paulo

The exposition has been installed in the Cultural Center Sao Paulo of Brazil (www.centrocultural.sp.gov.br), where it will be opened until the 25 of August.

Behemoth, ink and water color on paper,24x34 cm

In 1953, Jorge Luis Borges and Margarita Guerrero published the first bestiary from the universal imagination: Fantastic Zoology.

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The Fantastic Zoology by Francisco Toledo at Instituto Cervantes in New York

In 1953, Jorge Luis Borges and Margarita Guerrero published the first bestiary from the universal imagination: Fantastic Zoology.

Jesus Rafael Soto/ Penetrable, 1990. Hierro, aluminio, tiras de plastico/Steel, aluminum, plastic hoeses; 200 x 200 in; Coleccione Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, 1998;84; copyright Jesus Rafael Soto Estate

Hunter College has entered into a major partnership with the Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) that will have a transformative impact on the teaching and development of Latin American art at Hunter.

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Study of Latin American Art at Hunter College Transformed with Major Gift from Fundacion CPPC

Hunter College has entered into a major partnership with the Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) that will have a transformative impact on the teaching and development of Latin American art at Hunter.

Metro-Mundo, 2009. Series included in the installation M2. Digital print on plastic cube filled with helium, 39.4 x 39.4 in. Serie de la Instalación M2. Fotografía digital sobre cubo de plástico con helio, 100 x 100 cm.

After an absence from the Buenos Aires art scene of at least ten years, during which time she lived and worked mainly abroad, in March of the present year Graciela Sacco (Argentina, 1956) presented M2 (Square Meter)

By Victoria Verlichak
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FOUNDATION YPF: Arte en la Torre.

By Victoria Verlichak

After an absence from the Buenos Aires art scene of at least ten years, during which time she lived and worked mainly abroad, in March of the present year Graciela Sacco (Argentina, 1956) presented M2 (Square Meter)

Gyula Kosice/ Hydrospatial City. Sala Ciudad Hidroespacial.

Located in the legendary neighborhood of Almagro, the Gyula Kosice Workshop and Museum gathers together a considerable number of its founder’s works, belonging to all the phases of his prolific artistic trajectory.

By Rodrigo Alonso
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Gyula Kosice

By Rodrigo Alonso

Located in the legendary neighborhood of Almagro, the Gyula Kosice Workshop and Museum gathers together a considerable number of its founder’s works, belonging to all the phases of his prolific artistic trajectory.

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Solar Equation - Federation Square - Melbourne's Meeting Place.

Rafael-Lozano Hemmer, one of the most recognized Mexican contemporary artists is presenting a public art installation, featuring an animated three-dimensional maquette of the Sun.

By Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Solar Equation - Melbourne's Meeting Place.
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Solar Equation, from Lozano-Hemmer at the Federation Square in Melbourne

By Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Solar Equation - Melbourne's Meeting Place.

Rafael-Lozano Hemmer, one of the most recognized Mexican contemporary artists is presenting a public art installation, featuring an animated three-dimensional maquette of the Sun.

Maria Martinez-Canas/ Ciudad Jungla (Serie Negra) (City Jungle [Black Series]) 1990 Gelatin silver print 40-3/4 x 57-3/4 inches, edition 1/2

Thomas “Thom” Collins, an arts administrator, art historian, educator and author with more than 15 years of experience serving as a director and curator at several of America’s top museums, has been named as the new director of Miami Art Museum (MAM).

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Miami Art Museum Names Thomas “Thom” Collins As Director

Thomas “Thom” Collins, an arts administrator, art historian, educator and author with more than 15 years of experience serving as a director and curator at several of America’s top museums, has been named as the new director of Miami Art Museum (MAM).

Javier Marín - Retablo

The Basilica Cathedral of Zacatecas, which has been declared cultural patrimony of humanity by the UNESCO, is home to the piece “Retablo” by the artist Javier Marin’s in collaboration with Gantous Architects since June 2010.

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Javier Marin’s contemporary sculpture in the Basilica Cathedral of Zacatecas

The Basilica Cathedral of Zacatecas, which has been declared cultural patrimony of humanity by the UNESCO, is home to the piece “Retablo” by the artist Javier Marin’s in collaboration with Gantous Architects since June 2010.

3D Hand 60 x 40 cm acrylic on canvas

The Argentinean artist Mariano Molina has exchanged his studio for the corner of an engineering lab.

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Mariano Molina Brings a Dash of Intuition to Leading Bioengineering Research

By Universidad de Leicester

The Argentinean artist Mariano Molina has exchanged his studio for the corner of an engineering lab.

Untitled (Yellow House), 1991. Acrylic on canvas. 90 x 78 inches

Memory and loss are an integral part of Guillermo Kuitca's work. His paintings reference personal memories that are staged and show his interest for architecture and topography.

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De la Cruz Collection Contemporary Art Space present a new installation with works by Kuitca from 1986 to 1998.

Memory and loss are an integral part of Guillermo Kuitca's work. His paintings reference personal memories that are staged and show his interest for architecture and topography.

AR10 AMBIENTE 8C03 CASA TRIANGULO LUCIA BRITO LEME

ARCO’s new director, Carlos Urroz Arancibia, acknowledged that he assumed his new job during some of the fair’s most difficult times, and that in order to restructure it no exterior models could be followed.

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ARCO´s Turning Point under Carlos Urroz

ARCO’s new director, Carlos Urroz Arancibia, acknowledged that he assumed his new job during some of the fair’s most difficult times, and that in order to restructure it no exterior models could be followed.

Omar Rayo

The painter, engraver, and sculptor Omar Rayo, the pillar figure of geometric abstraction in Colombia passed away on Monday the 7 of june in the city of Cali.

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Optical Geometric Art Master Omar Rayo Dies in Colombia

The painter, engraver, and sculptor Omar Rayo, the pillar figure of geometric abstraction in Colombia passed away on Monday the 7 of june in the city of Cali.

Marta Minujin Fotografia de Pablo Corradi.

During the first London Pinta art show, strong sales were seen across the board in a packed Earls Court Exhibition Centre.

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Pinta London : A Complete Success

During the first London Pinta art show, strong sales were seen across the board in a packed Earls Court Exhibition Centre.

Gean Moreno, Mixed media on paper 17" H x 11" W

Twenty-one of the 49 wonderful pieces donated for the Tigertail & Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance Art & Soul fundraising party silent auction were unsold at the event's end.

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Art&Soul Online Auction for Haiti

Twenty-one of the 49 wonderful pieces donated for the Tigertail & Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance Art & Soul fundraising party silent auction were unsold at the event's end.

FRIDA KAHLO (1907-1954) ROOTS  5,000,000—7,000,000 USD Lot Sold.  Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium:  5,616,000 USD , 11 7/8 by 19 3/4 in.

Sotheby’s spring Latin American art sale concluded with an overall total of $16,777,050 with 69% of the lots sold and a sold by value rate of 72%.

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Sotheby's Two Day Latin American Art Sale

Sotheby’s spring Latin American art sale concluded with an overall total of $16,777,050 with 69% of the lots sold and a sold by value rate of 72%.

" El Desagüe" 2010 11.50' x 9' x 8.25' plexiglass mirrored & clear, PVC pipe, clear resin, food, artificial & real flowers, papier mache

El Salidero and El Desagüe (2010) are two site-specific works that the Cuban-American artist Florencio Gelabert is presenting at the XXXI Pontevedra Biennial in Spain.

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 Florencio Gelabert at the Pontevedra Biennal in Spain

El Salidero and El Desagüe (2010) are two site-specific works that the Cuban-American artist Florencio Gelabert is presenting at the XXXI Pontevedra Biennial in Spain.

Matta (Chilean 1911-2002) Emotional Flora oil on canvas 65¼ x 131¾ in. (166 x 335 cm.) Painted in 1952-53.

Christie’s Latin American art auction reached an amount of 20,514.600 dollars, which reflects a market recovery.

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Total sales of $20,514,600 at Christie´s auction

Christie’s Latin American art auction reached an amount of 20,514.600 dollars, which reflects a market recovery.

Fabián Marccacio Banner - 50" x 8" Metropolitan Pavilion new York November 2007

The launching of Pinta New York in 2007 has been showcased as one of the most important events to have occurred in the past half decade at Greater New York, the third iteration of the quintennial exhibition that MoMA PS1 is currently presenting.

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Pinta distinguished at MOMA PS1 as an artistic success of the past half decade

The launching of Pinta New York in 2007 has been showcased as one of the most important events to have occurred in the past half decade at Greater New York, the third iteration of the quintennial exhibition that MoMA PS1 is currently presenting.

Doris Salcedo – Shibboleth at Tate Modern

The presentation of the Velazques award to the Colombian Doris Salcedo confirms, once again, how her journey –being silent for a long time, concentrated in the creation, foreign to the social paraphernalia that surrounds the art world.

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The Velazquez award to Doris Salcedo  

The presentation of the Velazques award to the Colombian Doris Salcedo confirms, once again, how her journey –being silent for a long time, concentrated in the creation, foreign to the social paraphernalia that surrounds the art world.

Esther Vainstein Orden / Caos Vista de instalación 2010

The Lucia de la Puente Gallery maintains its foundation since 1995.

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Lucia de la Puente Gallery 15th Anniversary

The Lucia de la Puente Gallery maintains its foundation since 1995.

Manuel Chavajay Viaje al paraíso 2010 Imagen cortesía del artista y Fundación Paiz

Almost a year ago, the curatorial group of the XVII Biennial of Art Paiz initiated a process that would finish confirming the winds of change that started to blow in the previous edition, and that were materialized in the Guatemalan exhibition that just closed.

By Emiliano Valdés
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In the winds: the XVII Biennial of Art Paiz

By Emiliano Valdés

Almost a year ago, the curatorial group of the XVII Biennial of Art Paiz initiated a process that would finish confirming the winds of change that started to blow in the previous edition, and that were materialized in the Guatemalan exhibition that just closed.

Pedro Ruiz,  Tigre mariposa, 2009, acrilico y resina sobre madera, 20 x 30 cm.

ORO, the miniature painting exhibition that is part of the Desplazamientos series by Pedro Ruiz is being exhibited in the Dómina wing at the Santo Domingo cultural center in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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ORO, by Pedro Ruiz at the Santo Domingo Cultural Center in Oaxaca

ORO, the miniature painting exhibition that is part of the Desplazamientos series by Pedro Ruiz is being exhibited in the Dómina wing at the Santo Domingo cultural center in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Jesús Rafael Soto Gran Doble Escritura 1977 Collection Musée d’Art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou

In 1955, the exhibition “Le Mouvement” opened at Denise René Gallery, becoming the first important show of kinetic art in France and the beginning of a new category of art.

By Maria Carlota Perez
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Re-hanging of the Pompidou’s Modern Collection shows the relevance of Latin American Kinetic Art

By Maria Carlota Perez

In 1955, the exhibition “Le Mouvement” opened at Denise René Gallery, becoming the first important show of kinetic art in France and the beginning of a new category of art.

Fundacion Espiga

In 1992, under the slogan Conserving documentation is taking care of our history, collector and businessman Mauro Herlitzka and art researcher, curator and critic Marcelo Pacheco decided to undertake the retrieval and systematization of all kinds of documentation referred to the history of the visual arts in Argentina.

By Marina Barón Supervielle
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FUNDACIÓN ESPIGAS A Contribution to the Argentine Cultural Patrimony

By Marina Barón Supervielle

In 1992, under the slogan Conserving documentation is taking care of our history, collector and businessman Mauro Herlitzka and art researcher, curator and critic Marcelo Pacheco decided to undertake the retrieval and systematization of all kinds of documentation referred to the history of the visual arts in Argentina.

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. Sala de lectura de la biblioteca. Fotografia L Joaquin Cortes

The National Art Center Reina Sofia Museum and the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) have signed a collaboration agreement with the purpose of promoting, planning, and executing cultural projects.

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The Reina Sofia Museum signs a collaboration contract with Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO)

The National Art Center Reina Sofia Museum and the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) have signed a collaboration agreement with the purpose of promoting, planning, and executing cultural projects.

Manuel Chavajay. Viaje al paraíso, 2010. Image courtesy of the artist and Fundación Paiz. Imagen cortesía del artista y Fundación Paiz.

Almost a year ago, the curatorial team of the 17th Paiz Art Biennial embarked on a process that would eventually confirm the winds of change which had begun to blow in the previous edition, and which materialized in the Guatemalan show that closed recently.

By Emiliano Valdés
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In the Air: the 17th Paiz Art Biennial.

By Emiliano Valdés

Almost a year ago, the curatorial team of the 17th Paiz Art Biennial embarked on a process that would eventually confirm the winds of change which had begun to blow in the previous edition, and which materialized in the Guatemalan show that closed recently.

Daniel Hernández-Salazar. Fiat Lux, 2008. Intervention of light on a site of memory linked to forced disappearances or extrajudicial executions that took place in the 1980s, at the climax of the “dirty war” in Guatemala. Lux Theater, Guatemala City. Permanent photographic print based on a digital photograph, 30 x 40 in. Intervención lumínica sobre lugar de memoria vinculado con desapariciones forzadas o ejecuciones extrajudiciales ocurridas durante los años 1980, en el pico de la guerra sucia en Guatemala. Teatro Lux, Ciudad de Guatemala. Impresión fotográfica permanente a partir de fotografía digital, 76 x 101 cm

The 6th edition of the Visual Arts Biennial of the Central American Isthmus, taking place from November 13, 2008 through February 20, 2009 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, offered a heterogeneous horizon of creative freedom through the presentation of 72 works by 36 artists.

By Victoria Verlichak
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BAVIC ‘08

By Victoria Verlichak

The 6th edition of the Visual Arts Biennial of the Central American Isthmus, taking place from November 13, 2008 through February 20, 2009 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, offered a heterogeneous horizon of creative freedom through the presentation of 72 works by 36 artists.