Goodbye teen year, hello twenties. Three trends we expect to see in the upcoming decade

Posted on 2020-01-15

Virtual RealityOur 21st century teen days are gone and we now welcome our early twenties. As 2020 opens with a bang, a turbulent global political uncertainty and climate change anxieties, art can still be a place of validation, a celebration of human ingenuity and intellectual catharsis, providing an outlet for the escapist or a platform for the rebellious. Nevertheless, the art world and... Read More

Goodbye 2019, and welcome 2020s: a recap of the past year

Posted on 2019-12-23

As the streets are hyped and the offices are frenzied to get things done before the year sizzles out, there is also a feeling of contemplation or just overall excitement as 2019 comes to an end and welcomes a new decade. Looking back at the year that has past, in Scoop Art we welcome you to celebrate our artist's accomplishments as well as reflect over the many trends in the art world that... Read More

There is no age and gender for creativity: Three female Latin America artists that are still producing today

Posted on 2019-12-16

Throughout history, women artists have been overshadowed, their creative genius beclouded by the societal preference for their male counterparts. Nevertheless, the end of the 20th century started breaking with this fixation and casting light on great female artists, whose work not only deserves recognition but a wider audience. As the art world moves in mysterious ways and new obscure... Read More

Who is afraid of Digital Art? Three styles that transcend this category

Posted on 2019-12-02

 While navigating a contemporary art museum, as never before, we are faced with an array of artworks that bend our preconceived notion of art or offers us alternatives unfamiliar to us, leaving us baffled or even disconcerted. For people whose definition of art comes down to a nice painting that hangs in the living room while matching the drapes, a trip to a contemporary art exhibition... Read More

"Creating the past and forgetting the future. Sandra Monterroso and Alfredo Ceibal's participation in "This must be a place for hummingbirds"

Posted on 2019-11-25

courtesy: Galeria im Körnerpark and Nihad Nino Pusija Last Friday, November 16, in the Neukölln, a southeastern borough of Berlin, the halls of the Galerie im Körnerpark, presented the work of Guatemalan artists in the exhibition This might be a place for hummingbirds. Curated by Çagla Ilk and Antje Weitzel, the exhibition... Read More

Cosmopolis #2: Rethinking Humanity Tradition in the face of a new humanity: Sandra Monterroso’s

Posted on 2019-11-12

courtesy: the ArtistIn a world of digital oceans and technological hegemonies, humanity is being permutated or even hybridized in new ways. As an ontological exercise, art is needed to disentangle new narratives wherein a post-anthropocentric world, humans are displaced or reconstructed. What is the place of social values in a post-modern paradigm? Keeping traditions in the dynamics of... Read More

Breaking the Mold: two Latin American Collectors under 35

Posted on 2019-11-04

When you think of a collector, what comes to mind? Maybe you imagine an elderly couple with a peculiar taste for kinetic art or a hedge-fund or magnate who is looking for other investments and finds contemporary art quite amusing. Among all the many clichés and that roam art fairs and galleries, a new and different breed of collectors is brewing and breaking the stereotypical mold. Among... Read More

The Blanton Museum appoints new Latin American Art curator

Posted on 2019-10-09

The overall diffusion of Latin American art in the United States has been met with some hesitance, both from the public as well as organizations and institutions. The trajectory for acceptance has been slow, but steady, and nowadays, Latin American artworks and artists are seen in major museums across the country. It has been no small task and it’s been the feat of visionary people, each... Read More

Latin American artists in upcoming auctions in major houses

Posted on 2019-09-25

 In this fast-paced world, where everyone is trying to take a bite out of the substantial profits and retain their market share, auction houses are changing their traditional sales model. Traditionally, auction houses concentrated their efforts to provide their buyers with classical and historical pieces, established artists and works that would not be younger than twenty or thirty... Read More

Beyond the object. How artists in Central America depict violence

Posted on 2019-09-11

It is no secret that Central America has been transformed in recent decades, in a dangerous place, tainted by violence and gang warfare. The people living in the Northern Triangle, which includes Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador are threatened on a daily basis. The precarity of their lives has led Centralamericans to migrate looking for a better environment, usually heading north in a... Read More

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