Lead Stories
- José Antonio Hernádez Diez
- Letter from New York. Los Latinos
- Bill Viola. The Passions
News and Views
-- inSite present his program for 2005
-- Luis Gispert Wins Oscar B. Cintas Fellowship in the Visual Arts
-- Sydney Biennial Announces New Curator: Charles Merewether
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-- China’s Historical Heritage is at Risk
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-- Cho Yong Hwa
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-- Arte Abstracto Argentino (Abstract Argentinean Art)
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Lead Stories
-- José Antonio Hernández Diez
Iris Peruga reviews the Venezuelan artist’s production from his early works to his current endeavors. The author analyzes not only the work’s themes, but also some works presented by the artist at various exhibitions. Hernández-Díez’s works do not aspire to be political art in the traditional sense of the term; instead they investigate and make complex the paradoxical everyday situations in which we are all immersed. The work on our cover belongs to a series where the artist piles up sports shoes so that the brand name identifiers spell names of European thinkers. Read article
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-- Letter from New York. Los Latinos
Luis Camnitzer analyzes and questions the criteria of the curatorial work intended for two exhibitions: The Real Royal Trip and The L Factor. Camnitzer reflects upon the way in which Latin artists incorporate themselves within the international context, through notions such as "Latino", which is a self-identification and definition of who we are and how we place ourselves among others. The author uses the expression "separated, but equal". Read article
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-- Bill Viola. The Passions
Contemporary artist Bill Viola’s career has focused on video-installation. Through electronic images Viola expresses his interest in themes such as birth, death, and human consciousness. Carina Gallegos reviews Viola’s recent exhibition at the National Gallery, where his works explored everyday emotions carried to moments of intensity through the manipulation of the video speed. Read article
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News and Views
-- inSite present his program for 2005
The inSite_05 program is open to the public and will be inaugurated on August 26, 27, and 28, 2005, through the end of November, in Tijuana and San Diego. Osvaldo Sánchez is the project’s artistic director, and its executive directors are Carmen Cuenca in Mexico and Michael Krichman in the United States. Read more
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-- Luis Gispert Wins Oscar B. Cintas Fellowship in the Visual Arts
The Oscar B. Cintas Fellowship, given in several art categories, was won by Luis Gispert in the field of visual arts. The award was announced during a show organized by Miami Art Central —MAC— with woks by five finalists and previous fellows. Read more
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