Visual Arts at Americas Society

Visual Arts at Americas Society Art at Americas Society exhibits Latin American, Caribbean, and Canadian art.
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Art at Americas Society organizes and presents modern, contemporary, colonial, archeological and Pre-Columbian exhibitions. Our projects provoke dialogue and debate about regional modernism and global art through talks, panel discussions, lectures, and academic symposia. Publications expand the scope and impact of our work, and together with our exhibitions and public programs, contribute new cultural developments, analysis, and scholarship to the field.

Tropico es Politico is now open at ! Check out the exhibition in San Juan this spring or visit our website for more info...
02/23/2023

Tropico es Politico is now open at ! Check out the exhibition in San Juan this spring or visit our website for more information. Exhibition pocketbooks are still available - order your copy today!

“My mission is this: to get what I have, so that the next day I can represent the existence of Earth. It is the meaning ...
02/21/2023

“My mission is this: to get what I have, so that the next day I can represent the existence of Earth. It is the meaning of my life…. And in my representation I will receive many gifts from the world.” - Arthur Bispo do Rosario

Gallery hours: Wednesday - Friday, 12pm-6pm, Saturday 12pm-5pm
Our galleries are free and open to the public.

📸Installation view, Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth, Americas Society New York, January 25 - May 20, 2023, Image: Arturo Sanchez.

LIVE TODAY at 5:00 pm EST, IN THE STUDIO: LEDA CATUNDABrazilian artist Leda Catunda () will discuss these works and othe...
02/15/2023

LIVE TODAY at 5:00 pm EST, IN THE STUDIO: LEDA CATUNDA

Brazilian artist Leda Catunda () will discuss these works and others with Ricardo Resende(), co-curator of Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth.

Leda Catunda was born and currently lives in São Paulo, Brazil. Her inclusion in Como Vai Você?, Geração 80, a watershed group show at Parque Lage Visual Art School in Rio de Janeiro in 1984, cemented Catunda’s pivotal position in Brazilian contemporary art and ushered in a revitalization in painting.

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A Vitrine, 1984, acrylic on artificial fur, 200 x 400 cm

O Espírito do Jardim, 1990, acrylic on canvas and leather coat, 198 x 158 cm

Cadu, 2010, acrylic on canvas and fabric, 231 x 335 cm

Botão, 2014, acrylic on fabric and leather and t-shirt, ø 214 cm

Véus, 2018, watercolor with collage, 57 x 45,5 cm

Roupinha II, watercolor with collage, 21 x 15 cm

Join us in person on Monday, February 27th for two panel discussions “The Drawings of Minnie Evans” and “A Chess Game wi...
02/10/2023

Join us in person on Monday, February 27th for two panel discussions “The Drawings of Minnie Evans” and “A Chess Game with Bispo do Rosario," organized in collaboration with Outsider Art Fair.

5:00 to 6:00 PM
"The Drawings of Minnie Evans" is a conversation on the life and work of artist Minnie Evans (1892–1987) between Nathan Kernan, Elizabeth Penton, and Wayne Evans, moderated by Esther Adler.

6:15 to 7:15 PM
“A Chess Game with Bispo do Rosario” will feature writer, curator, and editor Edward M. Gómez, and Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth Co-Curator Javier Téllez to discuss Bispo do Rosario’s oeuvre.

To RSVP, click the link in our bio!

*Masks are encouraged.

Artworks:
Minnie Evans, Green Animal, c. 1963. Colored pencil, crayon, oil, and pencil on paper. 8 3/4 × 11 7/16" (22.3 × 29 cm). Courtesy the Museum of Modern Art New York / Gift of Mrs. Nina Howell Starr.

Arthur Bispo do Rosario, Untitled [Uma obra tāo importante que levou 1986 anos para ser escrita (A work so important that it took 1986 years to be written)], n.d. Fabric, thread, wood, metal. 101 ½ x 59 3⁄8 inches (258 x 150 x 1 cm). All the works reproduced are courtesy of Museu Bispo do Rosario Arte Contemporânea. Photo: Rafael Ardojan

Join us tomorrow January 25th for the opening of our Spring exhibition Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth...
01/24/2023

Join us tomorrow January 25th for the opening of our Spring exhibition Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth!

The artists created more than one thousand objects from within a psychiatric institution in Rio de Janeiro, where he lived most of his life. The exhibition brings together some of his iconic artworks, including hand-embroidered textiles with assorted attached elements, mixed-media sculptures, and his signature “Annunciation Garment”, his best known work.

Join us for the opening reception at Americas Society from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

To RSVP, click the link in our bio!

This exhibition will be on view from January 25 to May 20, 2023.

The exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Museu Bispo do Rosario Arte Contemporânea in Rio de Janeiro, and is co-curated by Aimé Iglesias Lukin, Ricardo Resende, and Javier Téllez, with Tie Jojima.

Artwork caption: Untitled [Grande Veleiro (Big sailboat)], n.d. Wood, plastic, fabric,
foam, metal, ink, graphite, paper, found materials, thread, fiber,
nylon. 46 ½ x 62 ¼ x 25 ½ inches (118 x 158 x 65 cm).

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We are closed for the Holidays and will reopen our galleries on January 25 after installing our next exhibition Bispo do...
12/20/2022

We are closed for the Holidays and will reopen our galleries on January 25 after installing our next exhibition Bispo do Rosario: All Materials on Earth. Wishing you Happy Holidays and a great start of 2023!

Image caption: Untitled [Recordações (Recollections)], n.d. Fabric, thread, wood, plastic, synthetic leather, paper, graphite, ink. 523⁄4 × 751⁄4 × 37⁄8 inches (134 × 191 × 10 cm)

IN THE STUDIO: Averia Wright Join us tomorrow, December 7th at 5:00pm EST LIVE on Instagram Live (.visualarts) for a con...
12/07/2022

IN THE STUDIO: Averia Wright

Join us tomorrow, December 7th at 5:00pm EST LIVE on Instagram Live (.visualarts) for a conversation between Bahamian artist Averia Wright () and Marina Reyes Franco (.visitoreconomy), Curator at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico.



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LIVE TODAY at 5:00 pm EST, IN THE STUDIO: DIONNE BENJAMIN-SMITHBahamian-American artist Dionne Benjamin-Smith () will di...
11/23/2022

LIVE TODAY at 5:00 pm EST, IN THE STUDIO: DIONNE BENJAMIN-SMITH

Bahamian-American artist Dionne Benjamin-Smith () will discuss her work with Marina Reyes Franco (.visitoreconomy), Curator at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico ().

As a visual artist, Dionne’s printmaking has been described as “iconoclastic, smart and passionate” and often uses tongue-in-cheek references to deliver her observations of art, culture and society. Her work has been discussed and featured in international art journals and publications as well as in essays and articles by noted writers, curators and historians. Dionne continues to exhibit her print work in group exhibitions at home and internationally. Her work has been collected by private and museum collections in The Bahamas, US, and Europe.
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1. Real Bahamian Art Series (2006)
2. “bishops, bishops everywhere and not a drop to drink” (2003)
3. “built on sand,” (2003)
4. "Greased" (2004)
5. "Sweetheart" (2004)
6. “Black Man” (2004)
7. “Bahamian Colloquialisms, Parts 1-44” (2006)
8. “Beauty for Ashes” (2018)
9. “Faces” (1990-1995)
10. “lost in paradise” (1990-1995)

IN THE STUDIO: Dionne Benjamin-SmithJoin us tomorrow, November 23rd at 5:00pm EST LIVE on Instagram Live for a conversat...
11/22/2022

IN THE STUDIO: Dionne Benjamin-Smith

Join us tomorrow, November 23rd at 5:00pm EST LIVE on Instagram Live for a conversation between Bahamian-American artist Dionne Benjamin-Smith () and Marina Reyes Franco (.visitoreconomy), Curator at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico () and the current exhibition. This event is part of our public programs series In the Studio, where contemporary artists present their work and practice.



📸 Installation Photo: Arturo Sanchez

TODAY, Tuesday, November 15, we are presenting the Roundtable Discussion: Tropical Is Political: Caribbean Art Under the...
11/15/2022

TODAY, Tuesday, November 15, we are presenting the Roundtable Discussion: Tropical Is Political: Caribbean Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime. Marina Reyes Franco .visitoreconomy, Curator of the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico (), will be in conversation with artists Joiri Minaya , Oneika Rusell , and David Smith to discuss the effects of tourism and finance on subjects including economic policy, self image and artistic production.

The program will take place in person at Americas Society (680 Park Avenue) from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Join us!

To register and more information please visit the link in our bio.

*Masks are required to attend this event

Image credit: Dave Smith. Night and Day-O, 2012. Acrylic and glitter on canvas, 96 × 60 inches (228.6 × 152.4 cm). Courtesy of the artist
📷: Arturo Sánchez (photo details)

Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, November 15th for the Roundtable Discussion: Tropical Is Political: Caribbean Art Under the V...
11/14/2022

Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, November 15th for the Roundtable Discussion: Tropical Is Political: Caribbean Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime. Marina Reyes Franco .visitoreconomy , Curator of the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico ( ), will be in conversation with artists Joiri Minaya , Oneika Rusell , and David Smith to discuss the effects of tourism and finance on subjects including economic policy, self image and artistic production.

The program will take place in person at Americas Society (680 Park Avenue) from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

To register and more information please visit the link in our bio.

*Masks are required to attend this event

Image credit: Joiri Minaya (left to right)
Labadee, 2017. HD video installation, 7:10 minutes, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist
The Upkeepers, 2021. Archival pigment print, 17 × 11 inches (43.2 × 27.9 cm). Courtesy of the artist
Ayoowiri/Girl with Poinciana Flowers, 2020. Archival pigment print, 17 × 11 inches (43.2 × 27.9 cm). Courtesy of the artist
📷: Arturo Sánchez

LIVE TODAY at 5:00 pm EST, IN THE STUDIO: nibia pastrana santiago. Puerto Rican artist nibbia pastrana santiago (.pastra...
11/02/2022

LIVE TODAY at 5:00 pm EST, IN THE STUDIO: nibia pastrana santiago. Puerto Rican artist nibbia pastrana santiago (.pastrana.santiago) will discuss these works and others with writer and independent curator Nicole Smythe-Johnson (). Tune in to our live story to hear more.



los presidentes pisan, o conmemorando lo invisible, o quiero ser una iconoclasta sexy [the presidents step on, or commemorating the invisible, or I want to be a sexy iconoclast], 2014

los presidentes pisan, o conmemorando lo invisible, o quiero ser una iconoclasta sexy [the presidents step on, or commemorating the invisible, or I want to be a sexy iconoclast], 2014

Baliza (Beacon), 2019

YOUR ISLAND HERE, 2019 Videostill: Jarrod Dugger

TTTT: Thank You Tego, Thank You Trisha, 2019 Photo: Dale Brown

TTTT: Thank You Tego, Thank You Trisha, 2019 Photo: Dale Brown

Reenactment of Francisco Oller’s “Portrait of William McKinley,” 2020 | Francisco Oller, Portrait of William McKinley, 1898

El Weather Bureau, 2021 Photo: José López Serra, Hidrante

El Weather Bureau, 2021 Photo: José López Serra, Hidrante

YOUR ISLAND HERE, 2022

Join us this Friday, November 4 at 12pm for Caribe Hostil: Narratives of Displacement in Puerto Rican Contemporary Art, ...
11/01/2022

Join us this Friday, November 4 at 12pm for Caribe Hostil: Narratives of Displacement in Puerto Rican Contemporary Art, a virtual panel discussion moderated by Dr. Yarimar Bonilla in conversation with Ricardo Cabret , Sofía Gallisá Muriente , and Roberto “Yiyo” Tirado >>> Registration via Link in Bio

Friday, November 4, from 12 to 1pm EST
FREE via Zoom Live
To REGISTER, click the link in our Bio

Image caption: Sofía Gallisá Muriente, El enviado (aunque no sea más que una tregua), 2022. Video, 24 minutes. Courtesy of the artist
📷: by Arturo Sanchez

IN THE STUDIO: nibia pastrana santiago.Tomorrow, November 2, 5:00 pm EST LIVE on Instagram and later on YouTube and our ...
11/01/2022

IN THE STUDIO: nibia pastrana santiago.

Tomorrow, November 2, 5:00 pm EST LIVE on Instagram and later on YouTube and our website, join us for a conversation between Puerto Rican artist .pastrana.santiago and writer and independent curator , part of our public programs series In the Studio, where contemporary artists present their work and practice.



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We are deeply saddened about the loss of Freddy Rodríguez, a major Dominican artist who moved to New York in the 1960s f...
10/12/2022

We are deeply saddened about the loss of Freddy Rodríguez, a major Dominican artist who moved to New York in the 1960s for his artistic training. Rodríguez infused his abstract paintings and collages with aspects of his cultural background in the Dominican Republic, as well as with elements of Caribbean history and culture.

We were so honored to have celebrated his life and work in an interview early this year for our series , and to have included his testimony in the book “This Must Be The Place: An Oral History of Latin American Artists in New York 1965-75” (co-published with ).

Here is a quote from the artist: “One of the things about my art is about freedom, which is the reason I keep on changing. I don’t want people to tell me what to do. If I sell some kind of style, once I finish with that, I change. I don’t care if it sells, the most important thing to me is my freedom.” (extract from the In The Studio interview with Freddy Rodriguez by Carla Stellweg ).

We send our sincere condolences to his family and friends.

[camera emoji]: Freddy Rodríguez in his studio at 133 West 22nd Street, New York, with “Danza de Carnaval” (1974), “Amor Africano” (1974), and “Untitled” (1970), 1974. Courtesy of Freddy Rodríguez and Hutchinson Modern & Contemporary. Photo by Juan Li

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We are deeply saddened about the loss of Freddy Rodríguez, a major Dominican artist who moved to New York in the 1960s f...
10/12/2022

We are deeply saddened about the loss of Freddy Rodríguez, a major Dominican artist who moved to New York in the 1960s for his artistic training. Rodríguez infused his abstract paintings and collages with aspects of his cultural background in the Dominican Republic, as well as with elements of Caribbean history and culture.

We were so honored to have celebrated his life and work in an interview early this year for our series , and to have included his testimony in the book “This Must Be The Place: An Oral History of Latin American Artists in New York 1965-75” (co-published with ).

Here is a quote from the artist: “One of the things about my art is about freedom, which is the reason I keep on changing. I don’t want people to tell me what to do. If I sell some kind of style, once I finish with that, I change. I don’t care if it sells, the most important thing to me is my freedom.” (extract from the In The Studio interview with Freddy Rodriguez by Carla Stellweg ).

We send our sincere condolences to his family and friends.

📷: Freddy Rodríguez in his studio at 133 West 22nd Street, New York, with “Danza de Carnaval” (1974), “Amor Africano” (1974), and “Untitled” (1970), 1974. Courtesy of Freddy Rodríguez and Hutchinson Modern & Contemporary. Photo by Juan Li

Society

Our friends at  will be at the  New York Art Book Fair  from October 13-16 at booth C31! Pick up your copy of “This Must...
10/09/2022

Our friends at will be at the New York Art Book Fair from October 13-16 at booth C31! Pick up your copy of “This Must Be the Place: An Oral History of Latin American Artists in New York, 1965–1975,” co-published by Americas Society and Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA).

Our friends at  will be at the  New York Art Book Fair  from October 13-16 at booth C31! Pick up your copy of “This Must...
10/09/2022

Our friends at will be at the New York Art Book Fair from October 13-16 at booth C31! Pick up your copy of “This Must Be the Place: An Oral History of Latin American Artists in New York, 1965–1975,” co-published by Americas Society and Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA).

Our friends at  will be at the  New York Art Book Fair  from October 13-16 at booth C31! Pick up your copy of “This Must...
10/08/2022

Our friends at will be at the New York Art Book Fair from October 13-16 at booth C31! Pick up your copy of “This Must Be the Place: An Oral History of Latin American Artists in New York, 1965–1975,” co-published by Americas Society and Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA). ()

Reminiscing on our summer exhibition - click the link in bio to read Jan Avgikos' review of 'Geles Cabrera: Museo Escult...
10/07/2022

Reminiscing on our summer exhibition - click the link in bio to read Jan Avgikos' review of 'Geles Cabrera: Museo Escultorico' included in the October 2022 issue of out now. The exhibition pocketbook, including curatorial texts and selections from the artist's archive, are available for purchase in our gallery space at 680 Park Avenue.

09/28/2022

ABIGAIL HADEED | IN THE STUDIO

Abigail Hadeed joined on our Instagram Live with Americas Society Assistant Curator Rachel Remick about her work and practice. This series of remote visits to artists’ studios brings Americas Society’s Visual Arts public programs to your home.

Follow this series and watch live every other Wednesday at 5 pm ET, .visualarts

IN THE STUDIO: Abigail HadeedJoin us Wednesday September 28th at 5:00pm EST LIVE on Instagram Live (.visualarts) for a c...
09/26/2022

IN THE STUDIO: Abigail Hadeed

Join us Wednesday September 28th at 5:00pm EST LIVE on Instagram Live (.visualarts) for a conversation with artist and photographer Abigail Hadeed

This program is held in conjunction with our current exhibition, Tropical is Political: Caribbean Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime. The artist will discuss their work in the exhibition as it relates to their artistic practice.

📸: Abigail Hadeed, "Self-Portrait," 2020, Courtesy the artist

We are proud to announce the performance Ophelia by Brazilian artists Ana Mazzei () and Regina Parra () to take place at...
09/22/2022

We are proud to announce the performance Ophelia by Brazilian artists Ana Mazzei () and Regina Parra () to take place at Americas Society on Wednesday, October 5 at 6:00pm.

The performance engages Shakespeare’s character Ophelia, a woman who is controlled by men around her. The artists transpose Ophelia's lines to hand-painted signs that are carried by nine performers, who transform the quotes into an act of resistance and resignation.

For more information please check the link in our bio!

📸 : Ana Mazzei and Regina Parra, Ophelia, 2018. Performance, oil on plywood, wood and steel, 160 x 450 x 200 cm.

We are proud to announce the performance Ophelia by Brazilian artists Ana Mazzei () and Regina Parra () to take place at...
09/22/2022

We are proud to announce the performance Ophelia by Brazilian artists Ana Mazzei () and Regina Parra () to take place at Americas Society on Wednesday, October 5 at 6:00pm.

The performance engages Shakespeare’s character Ophelia, a woman who is controlled by men around her. The artists transpose Ophelia's lines to hand-painted signs that are carried by nine performers, who transform the quotes into an act of resistance and resignation.

For more information please check the link in our bio!
Image caption: Ana Mazzei and Regina Parra, Ophelia, 2018. Performance, oil on plywood, wood and steel, 160 x 450 x 200 cm.

Come visit “Tropical is Political: Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime” open today until 5pm!
09/10/2022

Come visit “Tropical is Political: Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime” open today until 5pm!

Tropical is Political opens tonight! Join us from 6-8pm for the opening reception. RSVP via link in bio! Featuring:     ...
09/07/2022

Tropical is Political opens tonight! Join us from 6-8pm for the opening reception. RSVP via link in bio!

Featuring: .pastrana.santiago and Abigail Hadeed

Image: Ricardo Cabret, Guión criptográfico (Ofuscación costera) [Cryptographic script (Coastal obfuscation)], 2022. Software (Javascript) on browser installation, poplar wood, Mac mini, two 32” displays, HDMI cables, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.

Save the date! Opening September 7th is our newest exhibition ‘Tropical is Political: Caribbean Art Under the Visitor Ec...
08/15/2022

Save the date! Opening September 7th is our newest exhibition ‘Tropical is Political: Caribbean Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime’ curated by Marina Reyes Franco (.visitoreconomy)

The show investigates the ideas of natural and fiscal paradise, and the geographical coincidence of these concepts within the Caribbean region, where tourism and finance form the “visitor economy regime.” Tropical is Political features works by 19 contemporary artists from the working within the Caribbean sphere and its diasporas. Through video, installation, painting, and sculpture, the exhibition will underline the effects of tourism and finance on subjects including economic policy, self-image, and artistic production.

Image: Yiyo Tirado, Caribe Hostil, 2020. Blue glass neon. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Km 0.2

This is the last weekend to visit Hélio Oiticica's Subterranean Tropicália Projects: PN15 at Socrates Sculpture Park! On...
08/11/2022

This is the last weekend to visit Hélio Oiticica's Subterranean Tropicália Projects: PN15 at Socrates Sculpture Park! On August 13th, Socrates will be hosting "Q***r Cafeteria," New York's first LGBTQ+ food festival and market in partnership with . August 14th, the final day of Subterranean Tropicália, will feature a performance and clay workshop with Bel Falleiros. We hope to see you there!

Image by Katherine Abbott Photography

Make sure to check out Hélio Oiticica's "Subterranean Tropicália Projects: PN15" before it closes on August 14th! TODAY ...
08/04/2022

Make sure to check out Hélio Oiticica's "Subterranean Tropicália Projects: PN15" before it closes on August 14th! TODAY from 5 to 8pm, Socrates Sculpture Park presents Brazilian Samba Reggae drumline performance by and Capoeira workshop with . Enjoy delicious, savory bites from , including Pao de Queijo Recheado, known as the official pastry of Brazil.

Installation photo by Katherine Abbott Photography

👋 Goodbye for nowOur gallery will be closed for the month of August.We will be working hard preparing for the upcoming e...
08/01/2022

👋 Goodbye for now
Our gallery will be closed for the month of August.

We will be working hard preparing for the upcoming exhibition, “Tropical Is Political: Caribbean Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime” which opens on September 7, 2022.

Enjoy the rest of your summer ☀️

Today is the last chance to visit both Geles Cabrera: Museo Escultórico and Grandes Maestros del Arte Popular Mexicano! ...
07/30/2022

Today is the last chance to visit both Geles Cabrera: Museo Escultórico and Grandes Maestros del Arte Popular Mexicano! Clme visit from 12pm - 5pm today!

Today is the second to last day to see Geles Cabrera: Museo Escultórico and Grandes Maestros del Arte Popular Mexicano! ...
07/29/2022

Today is the second to last day to see Geles Cabrera: Museo Escultórico and Grandes Maestros del Arte Popular Mexicano! Enjoy the modernist sculptures of Geles Cabrera in our main galleries, then enter our library and archives space to see our inaugural show of popular Mexican art. We are open until 6pm today, and from noon to 5pm on Saturday!

If you haven't had a chance to see Geles Cabrera: Museo Escultorico, join us today for a tour of the exhibition with Ass...
07/28/2022

If you haven't had a chance to see Geles Cabrera: Museo Escultorico, join us today for a tour of the exhibition with Assistant Curator .

Thursday July 28th
6pm - 7pm

Geles Cabrera: Museo Escultórico explores the legacy of Mexican sculptor Geles Cabrera, presenting a selection of works created over 40 years of the artist’s career.

This tour is open to the public
To RSVP click the link in our bio!

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This Thursday’s Research Seminar will be a book talk with Dr Aimé Iglesias Lukin Director and Chief Curator at Visual Arts at Americas Society The session will be chaired by Dr Jamie Forde. Please join us November 10 @ 17:15 in person or online.

📚This Must Be the Place: An Oral History of Latin American Artists in New York 1965–1975

In the effervescent and politically charged New York of the late 1960s and early 1970s, a group of migrant artists from Latin America produced conceptualist artworks that challenged the reigning formalist heterodoxy and purported autonomy of the art object. Responding to their cross-cultural condition and Cold War geopolitics, they addressed national mythologies, uneven power relations, and hemispheric affairs. Their contributions revealed a more diverse and cosmopolitan scene than typically portrayed in the historiography of postwar American art. Actively participating in experimental artistic movements, including minimalism, conceptualism, and Fluxus, they challenged folklorist understandings of the region’s artistic production promoted by most US cultural institutions and the art market. For these artists, “Latin American” was not a label they necessarily identified with before arriving in New York, but, rather, one made relevant by shared experiences and a newfound sense of kinship. In search of new moorings, they recurred to performative dimensions of identity construction to imagine a community for themselves. Diversifying the city’s artistic life, they helped shape New York into the global art center it is today.

This book talk will explore the two part exhibition at Americas Society This Must Be the Place: An Oral History of Latin American Artists in New York 1965–1975) (September 2021-May 2022), and the book of oral histories that it inspired highlighting the contributions of a generation of artists like Luis Camnitzer, Jaime Davidovich, Juan Downey, Anna Bella Geiger, Leandro Katz, Marta Minujín, Hélio Oiticica, Liliana Porter, Sylvia Palacios Whitman, Rolando Peña, and Freddy Rodríguez, among many others. Organized by themes and illustrated with artworks, photographs, primary documents, and other archival material, the testimonies of these artists offer the reader a dynamic, candid, and historically rich memoir of 1960s and 1970s New York.
Visual Arts at Americas Society presents Tropical is Political: Caribbean Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime, held in collaboration with Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico.

September 7–December 17, 2022

In the 1970s, the Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica abandoned his Subterranean Tropicália Projects after a lack of funding made it impossible to realise. 50 years later, his plans have finally been brought to life.

Socrates Sculpture Park

Visual Arts at Americas Society

Americas Society/Council of the Americas
Join us June 8 through July 30 for Visual Arts at Americas Society's new exhibition on Mexican sculptor Geles Cabrera.

It will be the first in a series that highlights the legacy of women and female-identifying artists of the Americas.

Learn more here⬇️
https://www.as-coa.org/articles/americas-society-presents-geles-cabrera-museo-escultorico
June 8 marks the debut of a new exhibition on the work of Mexican sculptor Geles Cabrera at Visual Arts at Americas Society.

It will be the first show in the United States for the pioneering artist.

Learn more about the exhibition, which runs through July 30. https://www.as-coa.org/articles/americas-society-presents-geles-cabrera-museo-escultorico
A días de su partida, despedimos con mucho afecto a Fernanda "Nanda" Bonino quien con gran generosidad colaboró con Espigas para completar la colección de catálogos de las Galerías Bonino.

Para recordarla compartimos la entrevista realizada por Aimé Iglesias Lukin (directora de Visual Arts at Americas Society ) publicada en Espigas muestra Bonino: http://publicaciones.espigas.org.ar/index.php/espigas/catalog/view/5/12/96-1

Imagen: Fernanda y Alfredo Bonino en la galería Bonino de Nueva York, ca. 1965. Fotografía: Lisl Steiner. Archivo Fernanda Bonino.
This Must Be the Place: Latin American Artists in New York, 1965–1975 at Visual Arts at Americas Society.

September 22–December 18, 2021



More info: e-flux.com/announcements/419430/
📢 Calling all Latin American and Latinx art buffs!

Visual Arts at Americas Society is hiring a full-time exhibition production coordinator for our gallery in New York.

Is this you or someone you know? Get those applications in today.
Don’t miss your chance to visit the Visual Arts at Americas Society exhibition Terence Gower: The Good Neighbour before it closes on July 17!

Book your visit. https://www.as-coa.org/exhibitions/terence-gower-good-neighbour
Ce soir à 18h : Aimé Iglesias Lukin, conservatrice en chef de Visual Arts at Americas Society, anime un panel avec l'artiste 🇨🇦 sur son travail en relation avec le 🇲🇽, avec la conservatrice Tatiana Cuevas, l'architecte Jose Esparza et l'anthropologue Pablo Landa. Rejoignez-nous : https://www.as-coa.org/events/terence-gower-and-mexican-modernism
Tonight at 6pm ET: The Visual Arts at Americas Society' head curator Aimé Iglesias Lukin moderates a panel with 🇨🇦 artist about his work in relation to 🇲🇽 , with curator Tatiana Cuevas, architect Jose Esparza and anthropologist Pablo Landa.

Join us: https://www.as-coa.org/events/terence-gower-and-mexican-modernism
Visual Arts at Americas Society presents Terence Gower: The Good Neighbour.



May 12–July 17, 2021

More information at e-flux.com/announcements/384991/terence-gowerthe-good-neighbour/
¡Conoce más sobre la XIV Bienal FEMSA! 🖼 Mantente al día viendo esta conversación entre nuestro Gerente de Programa Cultural, Luis Quirós, el director artístico de esta edición de la Bienal, Daniel Garza Usabiaga, y la directora y curadora en jefe de Visual Arts at Americas Society, Aimé Iglesias Lukin 👉 https://youtu.be/znLgAYyoxUg
Si te perdiste la charla sobre la XIV Bienal FEMSA con Visual Arts at Americas Society, encuéntrala aquí: https://youtu.be/znLgAYyoxUg
Recuerda que hoy podrás conocer más sobre la XIV Bienal FEMSA a las 4 pm (hora de CDMX). Aimé Iglesias Lukin, Directora y curadora en jefe de la Visual Arts at Americas Society, conversará con Daniel Garza Usabiaga, Director artístico de esta edición, y Luis Quirós Sada, Gerente del Programa Cultural de Fundación FEMSA.

Más información aquí: https://rebrand.ly/g0ir1oc
Conoce más sobre la XIV Bienal FEMSA, de la mano de Aimé Iglesias Lukin, Directora y curadora en jefe de la Visual Arts at Americas Society, charlará con Daniel Garza Usabiaga, Director artístico de esta edición, y Luis Quirós Sada, Gerente del Programa Cultural de Fundación FEMSA.

Te esperamos este Martes 30 de Marzo a las 4pm, ingresando en el siguiente enlace: bit.ly/3m1okky
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