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

Upcoming art fairs in South America

Posted on 2019-08-21

From Berlin to Beirut, September is packed with exciting and unique art fairs that connect and invigorate the global art scene. In the upcoming month, Latin America is host to two major fairs happening in the Southern Cone that are sure to provide avid art enthusiast with their kick of original art. Here are two significant fairs happening in September in Colombia and... Read More

Dynamic stillness: The works of Jamie Bischof

Posted on 2019-08-14

On a white podium, the quiet and static choreography of antagonist shapes takes place. A slick and rigid aluminum rectangular structures are strangled by a polyurethane tube, like a serpentine creature devouring its prey. The compelling composition Without Title 4 is the work of American painter and sculpture Jamie Bischof, who has called Guatemala City her home since the 1960s. Her call... Read More

Millennials are shacking the art market as they become the target demographic for auction houses and galleries

Posted on 2019-08-07

As the millennial market has gained greater purchasing power, art dealers and auctioneers are being forced to get creative to tap into this new demographic.   The results in auctions have shown the power of this new generation, did auction houses became hipper now, with half the buyers being under 40 years old? A recent article in Bloomberg marks the coming of age of a new... Read More

The art world will miss Carlos Cruz-Diez

Posted on 2019-07-31

In the history of art, certain names stand out from among the crowds of artists and creators, figures whose works changed the course of artistic production and inspired the generations to come. One such artist was Caracas-born Carlos Cruz-Diez, one of Latin America's most prominent artists and a true master of Kinetic Art. In Paris, July 27, the renown artists passed away at the age of 95,... Read More

Three unique art spaces to visit in South America

Posted on 2019-07-09

The south is a land that feels sometimes geographically isolated; however, South America is a land rich in creativity and artistic zeal, spawning bohemian hubs where artists come together to create, engage with buyers, exhibit their artworks or to meet with like-minded people. Here are three places among South America that you should visit if you're in look for a little bit of regional... Read More

Changing times, interesting times. Artists address climate change at the Venice Biennale

Posted on 2019-07-03

Plastic in the oceans, melting ice caps, rising temperatures and the imminent extinction of biodiversity…this are interesting times indeed. It seems like we are living in uncertain moments, where the consequences of decades of misused resources and unchecked consumerism are ripping their effects. However, the message is out, and across the globe, the crowds made out of scientists,... Read More

Keeping up with the mission or the changing time? El Museo del Barrio’s 50 years

Posted on 2019-06-25

Inhabiting the neo-classical Heckscher Building on Fifth Avenue, the presence of El Museo del Barrio marks the space that Latinx community carved for itself in New York City. This year, the oldest museum dedicated to Latino art in the United States celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 11. Framed with the phrase “A museum is a school: the artists learn to communicate. The public learns to... Read More

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