How do we come to terms with a territory? Where are we situated as human beings? How do we interact with the world? What possibilities would a territory offer us if it exists? How do we occupy the space of tomorrow? A recent exhibition of French photography at the Antioquia Museum in Medellin, Colombia, posed [...]
Madre Tierra Amotinada (Mother Earth Mutiny) is born thanks to the observation of human actions against the earth, but it is also a project that aspires to connect all forms of creation in favor of Nature. A group of leading contemporary artists from Colombia, one of the richest natural resources in the world, is united [...]
Maybe three days are too short? Art Basel Miami 2016 is the prestigious must-see event but what about over 20 satellite fairs that are scattered all over the city? How to see in such a short period of time one of the broadest collections of art today? To name but a few: “Untitled” features 127 [...]
In New York we saw a unique show of one of the most important American photographers Diane Arbus (1923-1971) at the Met Breuer, a space newly acquired by the Metropolitan Museum to showcase contemporary art. The show focuses on the early seven years (1956-1962) of her career with more than 100 photos, mostly never-before-seen that [...]
By C.C. If the soul has a language, one would most likely find it in a painting or a sculpture by the Uruguay-born artist Joaquin Torres Garcia (1874-1949). As I watch the exhibition The Arcadian Modern, currently held in Spain, I cannot help but arrive at this conclusion. It is perhaps the most complete [...]
Too often we find ourselves surrounded by art with a magnificent political, ecological, anthropological, historical or many other purposes ending in “cal”. Art in contemporary times tends to voice a loud vortex of desperate emotions of inconformity of the world we live in. It is, therefore, refreshing to find an art that does not sacrifice [...]
Walking into “Bosch: The 5th Centenary Exhibition” at Museo del Prado in Spain is to step into a world of its own. Colorful, vivacious, majestic, Bosch takes you into a place of original birth, capital sins and death, angels and demons, heavy in symbolism, repetitive in the search for religious and spiritual purity. Divided in [...]
Only rarely have I experience a calming melancholy when I walk into an art exhibition. The space at Prague City Gallery was kept in semi-darkness, islands of lights reflected on lonesome portraits that looked and felt desolate, strangely affecting. Czech artist Vlasta Vostrebalova Fischerova lived in tumultuous times and is considered a distinctive female representative [...]
A unique exhibition marking 60 years of continuous exploration of achromatic colors by Robert Ryman, one of America’s leading pioneers of Minimalist painting, is currently on view at the DIA Art Foundation in Chelsea, New York City. In the show we get to see a careful selection of Ryman’s works, from the 1950s through 2000s, [...]
Colombia has earned a privileged position in the global art scene during the last few years due to two important international art events - the annual ARBO international trade fair and the Medellin International Art Encounter (MDE), which is held every four years. MDE, which usually lasts for as long as 6 months, opened at [...]
