Based in New York City, the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA) expands scholarship, public engagement, and the international visibility of art from Latin America.
Curated by Eduardo Andres Alfonso, Angelica Arbelaez, et al.
Mar 16–Jun 2, 2023
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Feb 6–May 19, 2023
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Scholar in Residence
Mar 13, 2023
English, Spanish
ISLAA Scholar in Residence, Mónica Freyre, reflects on Alberto Greco's Traveling Cultural Exhibitions to trace a possible genealogy of the artist's "vivo-dito"
La ISLAA Scholar in Residence, Mónica Freyre, reflexiona sobre las Exposiciones Culturales Rodantes de Alberto Greco para trazar un posible genealogía de su arte "vivo-dito"
Online Editorial
Feb 13, 2023
English, Spanish
In memory of Marta Palau, who passed away in August 2022, curator Anna Burckhardt reflects on the Mexican sculptor's artistic development and the symbolic and spiritual significance of her materials.
En conmemoración de Marta Palau, fallecida en agosto de 2022, la curadora Anna Burckhardt reflexiona sobre el desarrollo artístico de la escultora mexicana y la importancia simbólica y espiritual de sus materiales.
Scholar in Residence
Jan 16, 2023
English, Spanish
ISLAA Scholar in Residence, Gabriel Peluffo Linari, reflects on the role of Uruguayan painter Pedro Figari as a thinker on art theory and pedagogy.
El ISLAA Scholar in Residence, Gabriel Peluffo Linari, reflexiona sobre el papel del pintor uruguayo Pedro Figari como pensador sobre teoría del arte y pedagogía.
Online Editorial
Sep 27, 2022
English
Writer and translator Elisa Wouk Almino reflects on ritual, tenderness, and the space of the home through paintings and drawings by Magali Lara.
Writer in Residence
Sep 23, 2022
English
Drawing on materials from the César Paternosto Archive, Summer 2021 Writer In Residence Rebecca Yuste explores the development of the artist's work, his fraught relationship with the US art world, and the influence of pre-Columbian art and architecture on his practice.
Online Editorial
Oct 10, 2022
English, Spanish
Artist Alan Ruiz analyzes a work by Grupo Escombros through Argentina's economic and social hardship in the years following dictatorship.
El artista Alan Ruiz analiza una obra de Grupo Escombros a través de las dificultades económicas y sociales de Argentina en los años después de la dictadura.