Local Stories/Global Practices
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 [...]
Botero in China
Fernando Botero's fat ladies may be familiar to people around the world but they are certainly a novelty in China. For years, the famed Colombian artist has tried to show his work in China. He [...]
Art Basel Miami 2016
by C.C. You went to the world’s most important air fair, the Art Basel Miami, what did you see? The answer to that question has always been the same: everything. There is always too much [...]
Old and New Good Art Stands Out at Miami Basel
by C.C When I told my friends I was going to see Miami Basel 2015, I was told that I would be seeing a lot of Cuban art since the US and Cuba recently opened [...]
Dance the Orange in NY
by B. Palacios It is not unusual to find a painter who can master the use of colors to express their unique perception of reality. But, to convey the reality of happiness is a different [...]
Facing History
The woman on the screen is in a completely empty auditorium. She is singing and her voice is shrill and long, like a wounded animal. In her voice there is also a yearning, a pleading, [...]
Forces of Black and White Ink
Four Cuts into the Space A world mostly in black and white and many shades of grey. But more than that, Chinese artist Zheng Chongbin’s works are dense with texture, images that set [...]
Reflection Alone
"Reflection alone can give us the idea of what perception is" We saw these words in pale white neon lights above the stairs leading to the basement gallery at New York's Sean Kelly art gallery. [...]
New Modalities in Cuba’s Art Biennial
Rafael San Juan-Primavera In the rhythm of the festive Salsa music, under a burning sun, the month-long12th Havana Art Biennial came to a close on June 21st. And with it, the incredible feeling [...]
Faces Bringing Back Dignity of Chinese Farmers
An image can tell stories that words cannot. It can say a lot about a nation's past and present, and it can dwell in dark places of our heart and soul for a long time. [...]