"The blending of pre-Columbian cultural and religious traditions with four centuries of Spanish colonial influence formed the basis of what we come to understand as alchemy in this region, one rooted in deep spirituality of transformation that has endured over time."
"For the second time, two Brazilian curators are taking on, together and on equal footing, the artistic leadership of an edition," said Andrea Pinheiro, the president of the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo. "It is a decision born of a careful collective selection process and a clear conviction: that there exists, in Brazil, a curatorial generation with the talent, experience and vision necessary to keep the Bienal de São Paulo at the centre of the artistic debate of our time."
Regina Silveira has spent the better part of three decades considering the relationship between media and meaning, particularly as it relates to Latin America. First presented in 1997, "To Be Continued..." features 100 black-and-white reproductions of photos, newspaper clippings, propaganda, advertisements, and more. Silveira nests each image into an oversized puzzle piece, which cuts off faces and scenes to leave fragments of pop culture icons, flora and fauna, and even the occasional mugshot spliced next to one another.
The path to the first New York solo show for Elda Cerrato (1930-2023), now on view at Galerie Lelong, was a long and winding one. Born in Italy to Jewish parents, Cerrato was a child when her family fled fascism in Europe for South America. Authoritarianism continued to shape her life in adulthood, as Cerrato and her husband and son were forced to leave Argentina to escape persecution at the hands of the country's military junta in 1973.
Stellweg was a pivotal figure in the Latin American art world, working mainly between Mexico City and New York. The founder and editor-in-chief of the bilingual art magazine Artes Visuales, she went on to become an early promoter of Latin American artists including Liliana Porter, Ana Mendieta and Luis Camnitzer through her New York galleries Stellweg-Seguy Gallery and Carla Stellweg Latin American & Contemporary Art.
Art Toronto, Canada's largest art fair, returns to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this week (23-26 October) with more than 100 galleries participating. Now in its 26th edition, the fair is launching , a new curated section focused on Latin American art. The move comes amid the on-again, off-again trade war that American president Donald Trump set off between Canada and the US, bringing uncertainty but also diversification, with the Canadian commercial sector signalling intent to build new connections.
