Tate appoints José Roca as Estrellita B. Brodsky Adjunct Curator of Latin American Art

LONDON.- Tate announced the appointment of Colombian curator José Roca (b.1962) as the Estrellita B. Brodsky Adjunct Curator of Latin American Art. The post, which reflects Tate’s continuing commitment to broadening the geographical scope of the Collection, is for a period of three years from 2012 to 2015. José Roca began working in the post on 9 January 2012. He will take a leading role in developing Tate’s holdings of art from Latin America and will work closely with Tate’s Latin American [...]

Latin American sales in United States have best year since 2008 financial crisis

NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS).- Latin American art sales, which totaled nearly $90 million in New York in 2011, scored their best year since the 2008 financial crisis, aided by a boom in Brazilian art and demand from Asia. The sales at Christie’s and Sotheby’s were second only to the 2008 Latin American market total of $96 million, according to the auction houses. While they primarily attribute the success to the selective quality of the works, collectors and gallery owners said a [...]

Sotheby’s Latin American Art evening sale in New York totals $17 million, breaks records

NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sale of Latin American Art at Sotheby’s in New York brought a total of $16,975,750, meeting pre-sale expectations (est. $15.2/20.7 million).* The highlight of the evening was Watermelon Slices by Rufino Tamayo, which exceeded the high estimate to fetch $2,210,500; the work was sold by The Museum of Modern Art, New York to benefit the Acquisitions Fund (est. $1.5/2 million). Watermelon Slices was just one of a number of excellent prices for the Mexican painter, with a particular resurgence in [...]

Christie’s Latin American evening sale achieves $15,333,750, Botero sculpture is top lot

NEW YORK, N.Y.- Christie’s Latin American Evening Sale on November 15 achieved $15,333,750/ £9,660,263/ € 11,346,975 and was 83% sold by value and 76% sold by lot. The Head of the Latin American Art department, comments: “Brazilian art shines tonight. Record prices were achieved for iconic works by Antonio Bandeira, Hércules Barsotti, José Pancetti, Alfredo Volpi, and Franz Weissmann, proving the tremendous interest in Brazilian art and for works that are fresh to the market and competitively estimated. Across the board, Mexican [...]

Botero sculpture, Tamayo painting lead Latin American sales at Christie’s and Sotheby’s

NEW YORK, N.Y. (REUTERS).- A towering Fernando Botero sculpture and a painting by Mexican master Rufino Tamayo lead Latin American art auctions this week, which could benefit from strong demand seen in earlier art sales in New York. Botero’s bronze “Dancers,” which was cast in 2007 and is 10 feet 5 inches tall, could sell for as much as $2 million when it goes under the hammer at Christie’s. If it reaches its top estimate it will exceed the $1.6 million auction [...]

LACMA presents a groundbreaking exhibition of Spanish colonial art and its pre-Columbian origins

LOS ANGELES.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in partnership with the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico, presents Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World, the first exhibition in the United States to examine the significance of indigenous peoples and cultures within the complex social and artistic landscape of colonial Latin America. On view from November 6, 2011 through January 29, 2012, the exhibition offers a comparative view of Mexico and Peru, the two principal viceroyalties of Spanish America, [...]

New international centre for the visual arts designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects opens in Colchester

COLCHESTER.- firstsite, a major new centre for the visual arts, designed by internationally acclaimed Rafael Viñoly Architects, opened in Colchester on Sunday 25 September 2011. firstsite is home for the work of the long established visual arts organisation of the same name. Spread over 3,200 square metres on a landmark site bounded by the original Roman wall of Colchester, and set in extensive grounds, the new building includes purpose-built gallery spaces for major international exhibitions. It also features a display space [...]

Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires celebrates its 10 year anniversary

BUENOS AIRES.- Established in 2001, Malba – Fundación Costantini, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary, with several exhibitions and events planned to mark the occasion. Thanks to an artistic exchange agreement with the Latin American Art Department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), this September 14 loans from its Permanent Collection will travel to Malba, along with the Carlos Cruz-Diez retrospective: Color in Space and Time, curated by Mari Carmen Ramírez. [...]

Carlito Carvalhosa makes his North American museum debut with the monumental installation Sum of Days

NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Museum of Modern Art presents Carlito Carvalhosa: Sum of Days, a large scale environmental and participatory sound installation that is on view in MoMA’s Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium, from August 24 to November 14, 2011. Constructed from soft, white, translucent material that hangs 60 feet from the ceiling to the floor, this monumental, voluminous installation takes the shape of an elliptical labyrinth through which Museum visitors are invited to walk. Sum of Days marks the North [...]

Museum of Latin American Art appoints Stuart A. Ashman as new President and CEO

LONG BEACH, CA.- Mike Deovlet and Burke Gumbiner, Co-Chairmen of the Museum of Latin American Art’s Board of Directors, announced the appointment today of Stuart A. Ashman as MOLAA’s President and CEO. His appointment is the result of a six-month international search and his tenure will begin on September 6, 2011. Ashman joins MOLAA at an exciting time, as the museum’s 15th anniversary draws to a close. Driven primarily by an evolving and strengthened artistic direction over the last two years, MOLAA [...]

A Master of Light and Shadows, Chilean Painter Claudio Bravo, Has Died at Age 74

TAROUDANT, MOROCCO.- He had the gift of perceiving reality and translate it onto the canvas, with its lights and shadows, to the extent that many called him “the master of light”. Considered the most prestigious Chilean painter alive, Claudio Bravo moved to Southern Morocco 39 years ago, where he died Saturday night at age 74. Early reports indicated that his death had been caused by an attack of epilepsy, an illness that had been recently detected. But his friend and [...]

Colombian Master Fernando Botero to Offer Solo Sale at Sotheby’s in New York

NEW YORK, NY.- On 25 May 2011 Sotheby’s will present a remarkable group of works by the Colombian master Fernando Botero in a single-artist evening sale. The auction, entitled Fernando Botero: A Celebration, takes place alongside A Discerning Eye: Latin American Masterpieces from a Private Collection and the various owner Latin American Art evening sale. It is the first single-artist sale held by Sotheby’s Latin American Art department since the auction of Joaquín Torres-Garcia’s works from the estate of Royal S. [...]

Following Improved Results, ARCOmadrid 2011 Anticipates a Change of Trend

MADRID.- On February 20th 2011, the 30th ARCOmadrid closed its doors with a positive balance for gallerists, collectors, artists, professionals and general public. The optimism that has prevailed in this edition indicates a recovery of confidence in the market that led to brisk sales, with purchases by private collectors, investors and also by public institutions adding new pieces to their museums and collections. Organised by IFEMA, the fair opened its doors on Wednesday 16th February, and the tape was officially cut [...]

Sao Paulo Biennial Foundation Appoints Curator for its Forthcoming Edition

SAO PAULO.- Venezuelan-born Luis Pérez-Oramas will be responsible for the 30th São Paulo International Biennial to be held in 2012. Pérez-Oramas is expected to begin working as soon as the appointment is made public, putting together the curatorial team that will accompany him in the process of organizing the Biennial. The curator will be also responsible for the 30th Biennial’s traveling shows to be held in 2013 and, following the current agreement between Fundação Bienal and the Brazilian Ministry of [...]

1970 Masterpiece by Wifredo Lam to Lead Sotheby’s November Latin American Art Sale

NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s announced that the highlight of the 16 and 17 November sales of Latin American Art will be Wifredo Lam’s 1970 masterpiece Les Abalochas Dansent Pour Dhambala, dieu de l’unité (est. $1.75/2.25 million). The painting was one of Lam’s favorite works and graced the salon of his Italian home in Albissola. It leads a group of Masterworks from a Private Collection, Aspen; select paintings from which fetched $4.3 million and were 100% sold at the Latin American Art auction [...]

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