José Roca appointed curator of the 37th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts
José Roca. Photo: Urška Boljkovac. MGLC Archive
MGLC, the International Centre of Graphic Arts in Slovenia, announced the appointment of José Roca as the curator of the 37th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts, which will take place in 2027.
José Roca (Barranquilla, 1962) is a Colombian curator who has served as artistic director or curator of mayor internationals biennials including the Biennale of Sydney, Australia (2022), San Juan Poly/Graphic Triennial, Puerto Rico (2004); the 27th Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil (2006); Encuentro de Medellín MDE07, Colombia (2007); Philagrafika in Philadelphia, United States (2010) and the Bienal do Mercosul in Porto Alegre, Brazil (2011).
Together with his lifetime partner Adriana Hurtado, he founded and directed FLORA ars+natura, an independent space for contemporary art in Bogotá (2012–2022). He was the Estrellita B. Brodsky Adjunct Curator of Latin American Art at Tate, London (2012–2015), curator of the LARA collection, Singapore (2012–2020) and Head of the Arts Program at the Banco de la República in Bogotá (1994–2008).
Regarding his appointment, Roca said: “I welcome the opportunity to work on the 37th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts. Having previously developed citywide projects that explored the expanded field of print, I am particularly drawn to an event that, for more than seven decades, has continuously redefined and challenged the medium’s boundaries. The exhibition will approach print not only as a technical medium, but as a broader condition of contact, transfer and inscription. It will therefore include not only works of art, but also material culture, inventions, design objects, scientific artefacts and everyday forms that expand the ontology of the imprint.”
For more information visit: MGLC - International Centre of Graphic Arts • MGLC
José Roca (Barranquilla, 1962) is a Colombian curator who has served as artistic director or curator of mayor internationals biennials including the Biennale of Sydney, Australia (2022), San Juan Poly/Graphic Triennial, Puerto Rico (2004); the 27th Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil (2006); Encuentro de Medellín MDE07, Colombia (2007); Philagrafika in Philadelphia, United States (2010) and the Bienal do Mercosul in Porto Alegre, Brazil (2011).
Together with his lifetime partner Adriana Hurtado, he founded and directed FLORA ars+natura, an independent space for contemporary art in Bogotá (2012–2022). He was the Estrellita B. Brodsky Adjunct Curator of Latin American Art at Tate, London (2012–2015), curator of the LARA collection, Singapore (2012–2020) and Head of the Arts Program at the Banco de la República in Bogotá (1994–2008).
Regarding his appointment, Roca said: “I welcome the opportunity to work on the 37th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts. Having previously developed citywide projects that explored the expanded field of print, I am particularly drawn to an event that, for more than seven decades, has continuously redefined and challenged the medium’s boundaries. The exhibition will approach print not only as a technical medium, but as a broader condition of contact, transfer and inscription. It will therefore include not only works of art, but also material culture, inventions, design objects, scientific artefacts and everyday forms that expand the ontology of the imprint.”
For more information visit: MGLC - International Centre of Graphic Arts • MGLC
José Roca. Photo: Urška Boljkovac. MGLC Archive
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