BiennialMay 25, 2006

Vol. 5 No. 4 May 25th, 2006

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Lead Stories

-- Félix González- Torres in Puerto Rico: An Image to Construct
-- Nedo, The Absolutness of a Line
-- Tropicália: A revolution in Brazilian Culture

News and Views
-- The show Passion and Reason of a constructive spirit perturbed by Latin America will be exhibited in the Biarritz Festival. France
-- Association between Arizona State University Art Museum and the University of Sao Paulo. United States / Brazil
-- ABCDF Portraits of México City at Queens Museum of Art. New York

New Works for Sale in Virtual Galleries
-- Alonso Art

Electronic Catalog
-- Edouard Duval-Carrie

New Books and Catalogs
-- Frida Kahlo y sus mundos (Frida Kahlo and Her Worlds)
-- Vanguardia, internacionalismo y política. Arte argentino en los años sesenta
-- Paz Errázuriz. Fotografía, 1983-2002

Upcoming Events
-- CIRCA. San Juan, Puerto Rico
-- Art 37 Basel. Basel, Switzerland
-- bâlelatina contemporary art fair. Basel, Switzerland

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Lead Stories
-- Félix González- Torres in Puerto Rico: An Image to Construct
An analysis of the work and artistic activity of the late artist Félix González Torres in Puerto Rico, Elvis Fuentes features in his text. The author takes the 1980´s as starting point to inform us on the stages and evolution of the artist¿s work from the research he did for the San Juan Poligraphic Triennial: Latin America and the Caribbean, and presents an analysis of some his most representative works. Read the article
http://www.artnexus.com/servlet/NewsDetail?documentid=15852
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-- Nedo, The Absolutness of a Line
The visual proposal of nothingness and wholeness, the use of abstract geometry, of white color and light as volume and movement builder allowed for Nedo´s constructivism to obtain a high minimalist sense, an for the artist to be awarded with the greatest recognition granted by the Venezuelan government to its artists. The National Awar of Visual Arts. In her text, Bélgica Rodríguez comments on the career and artistic education, as well as on the singularities of his work. Read the text
http://www.artnexus.com/servlet/NewsDetail?documentid=15854
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-- Tropicália: A revolution in Brazilian Culture
A traveling exhibition, curated by Carlos Basualdo, whose thesis is appears as a provisional form to create culture. For it the curators took the art create in Brazil during the late 1960s and early 70s. The exhibition features a diverse selection of artists, poets, musicians, designers and architects. An excellent text of Harper Montgomery, reviews the show that will be from July to September in the Cultural Center of Bélem, Lisbon, and in the Bronx Museum of the Arts of New York, in October. Read the review
http://www.artnexus.com/servlet/NewsDetail?documentid=15874
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News and Views
-- The show Passion and Reason of a constructive spirit perturbed by Latin America will be exhibited in the Biarritz Festival. France
The show Passion and Reason of a constructive spirit perturbed by Latin America, composed of more that 100 works by masters of Latin American art of the 20th century and artists of recent generations, will be exhibited in the Espace Bellvue in Biarritz. The exhibition is formed of works from the Franco-Venezuelan collector and business man Bernard Chappard. Read the text Passion and Reason of a Constructive Spirit Perturbed by Latin America included in the catalogue that accompanies the show
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