Luis Camnitzer, The Book of Holes, 1978, photoetching, 27 ½ x 19 6/8 in. (69.85 x 50.29 cm)
Artes Visuales: The Latin American Avant-Garde in Print Book Launch
Institute for Studies on Latin American Art – ISLAA
142 Franklin St., Tribeca, New York
Join us to celebrate the publication of a book on Artes Visuales with essays and interviews by Hunter MAs and MFAs Andee Berberich, Zachary Ginsberg, Reuben Gordon, Coty Heinz, Lisa Mason, Amye McCarther, Nina Piper, Michelle Rakowsky, and Grace Sanabria. We will celebrate with remarks about Carla Stellweg by Anna Indych-López, a longtime friend of Carla’s and a professor of Art History at the Graduate Center and The City College of New York (CUNY).
Pre-order the book in our bookshop HERE. Online purchases will ship in early May.
Gathering artists whose work appeared in the influential magazine published by Mexico’s Museo de Arte Moderno and directed by Carla Stellweg from 1973 to 1981, the exhibition calls attention to an international community of experimental makers. Featuring artworks by Luis Camnitzer (Uruguay and the United States), Antonio Caro (Colombia), Manuel Felguérez (Mexico), Paulina Lavista (Mexico), Vicente Rojo (Spain and Mexico), Regina Vater (Brazil), Anna Bella Geiger (Brazil), Jorge Caraballo (Uruguay), Alfredo Portillos (Argentina), Marta Palau (Spain and Mexico), Victor Grippo (Argentina) and others, this rigorously researched exhibition and accompanying catalog demonstrate how this groundbreaking periodical expanded the bounds of art and cultivated a community for innovative creative practice. Curated by Harper Montgomery, Director of the Hunter College Art Galleries, with MA and MFA students enrolled in the Advanced Curatorial Certificate Seminar and curatorial student fellows: Reuben Gordon, Lisa Mason, and Grace Sanabria. This exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA).
The catalog features an interview with Carla Stellweg, essays on painting, page art, photography, and performance, as well as a chronology and bibliography related to the activities and publications of Stellweg and the circle of artists and critics she gathered on the pages of Artes Visuales.
This exhibition is made possible by The Leonard A. Lauder Exhibition and Catalogue Fund and the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA). The exhibition's catalog has been supported by a grant from the Wolf Kahn Foundation and the Emily Mason and Alice Trumbull Mason Foundation on behalf of artists Emily Mason and Wolf Kahn.
Accessibility
We are located on Franklin Street between Varick and Hudson Street. The closest subway stations are the Franklin Street stop on the 1 line and the Canal Street stop on the A, C, and E lines. The closest wheelchair-accessible station is the Chambers Street stop on the 1, 2, and 3 lines.
ISLAA is fully accessible from our entrance on 142 Franklin Street. Our Research Center is located on the lower level and can be accessed by the stairwell or the ground-floor elevator. Our space features ADA-compliant all-gender restrooms on the ground floor.
ISLAA welcomes service animals in our galleries and at our events. Exhibition materials in large print are available for visitors at the reception desk. To request live interpretation at a public program, please email us three weeks prior to the event date.
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