Arteamericas / Latin America Art Fair / Miami

March 28th - 30th, Merrill Lynch arteaméricas – the premier
fair of art from Latin America – is returning to Miami for the 6th consecutive year. For four days, with the presence of 70 galleries, the Miami Beach Convention Center will be an epicenter of Latin American culture, where the traditional, modern and contemporary will converge. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to see paintings, sculpture and multimedia art from established masters and emerging artists, representing decades’ worth of artistic evolution throughout Latin America – all under the same roof. Below are a few images that will be displayed.

Patricio Reig
Fotos que nunca vi IX, 2005
Fotografía Analógico Digital, 160 x 118cm
© Patricio Reig, courtesy Juan Ruiz Galeria, Maracaibo, Venezuela




Claudio Gallina
Futbol futbol, 2008.
óleo y acrílico s/tela. 70x50cm
© Claudio Gallina, courtesy Alfredo Ginocchio, Mexico




Raúl Pavlotzky
Estructura Espacial
Hierro, 117 x 50 x 33cm
© Raúl Pavlotzky, courtesy Galería SUR, Punta del Este, Uruguay




Guiomar Mesa
Homenaje a Diane Arbus, 2008
Técnica: Óleo sobre lienzo, 150 x 100cm
© Guiomar Mesa, courtesy Fundación esART, La Paz, Bolivia

Partial list of countries represented with number of galleries.
Argentina 13, Boliva 2, Columbia 4, Costa Rico 1, Dominican Republic 2, Haiti 2, Mexico 4, Panama 1, Peru 3, Pureto Rico 3, Spain 1, Uraguay 1, United States 28, and Venezuela 4,


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Arteamericas
Miami Beach Convention Center
Hall A
Miami Beach, FL


Hours:
March 28th, 12-9pm
March 29th, 12-9pm
March 30th, 12-7pm
March 31st, 12-5pm


Admission $12
Free Daily from 12-2pm


For additional information visit the art fair website
Arteamericas


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US Latin American Galleries

Here's a list of galleries in the United States that specialize in Latin American Art. There are other galleries but this is a good sampleling from around the US. Miami, by far, has the largest number of art galleries showing art from Latin America.

Aldo Castillo Gallery (Chicago, IL)
Alonso Art (Miami, FL)
Apama Mackey Gallery (Houston, TX)
Couturier Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
Cremata Fine Art (Miami, FL)
Durban Segnini Gallery (Miami, FL)
Latin American Art Gallery (Scottsdale, AZ)
Latin American Masters (Beverley Hills, CA)
Mary-Anne Martin Fine Art (New York, NY)
MLA Gallery (Pasadena, CA)
Pan American Art Projects (Miami and Dallas)
Prada Gallery (Washington, DC)
RJ Fine Arts (Stamford, CT)
Virginia Miller Galleries (Coral Gables, FL)
Zu Galeria Fine Arts (Miami, FL)

If you have favorite galleries that exhibit Latin American art, please let us know, so we can add them to our list of galleries. Send the gallery name and website info to art-support@att.net. Thanks.

Books about Latin American Art

Here're three books about Latin American art that you might want to add to your book collection. If you would like to have the book sent to you, click on the order from Amazon.com link under each book.

The Language of Objects in the Art of the Americas
By Edward J. Sullivan

In this wide-ranging book, a distinguished scholar of Latin American art explores the meanings of created and depicted objects from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking regions of the New World. Edward J. Sullivan begins with objects exchanged during encounters between indigenous peoples of the Americas and newly-arrived Europeans, and he pursues the discussion to the present day, as artists engage in breaking down constructed concepts of “Latin American-ness.” Sullivan’s scope is sweeping—the changing meanings of objects over five centuries—and he encourages deeper conversation about the complexities of today’s culture of the Americas.

This generously illustrated volume invites the reader to travel across time and national boundaries to examine an array of these extraordinary and meaningful objects.

Click to order "Language of Objects " from Amazon.

Art Cuba: The New Generation
By Holly Block

The art scene in Cuba is thriving as never before. Young, politically active artists are stretching the limits of creative freedom and, as tourism to Cuba continues to increase, making their mark in the international art world. Coming at a time when Americans' interest in the country and its art is at a peak, this is the first major survey to show the wide range of art coming out of Cuba today.

Overflowing with illustrations—including 100 colorplates—Art Cuba presents exciting new works, most produced in the past five years, by more than 60 artists. The mediums extend from oil on canvas, pen and ink, watercolor, lithography, and mosaic to photography, sculpture, embroidery, and performance art.

Click to order "Art Cuba" from Amazon.

Latin American & Caribbean Art: Moma At El Museo
By Miriam Basilio, Deborah Cullen, Luis Perez-Oramas, Gary Garrels, Fatima Bercht, Harper Montgomery, Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, James Wechsler

MoMA at El Museo: Latin American and Caribbean Art from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art is, as the title suggests, an exhibition highlighting artworks selected from this major collection. But it is so much more: A collaborative effort between the two New York museums, this exhibition and accompanying catalogue present over 100 paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, and illustrated books produced by artists from Latin America and the Caribbean, selected from MoMA. Notably, it is this very collection that has created the paradigm of "Latin American Art" and has helped shape the ever-burgeoning art historical and cultural studies in this area, both in the United States and abroad.

Short essays follow on key works added in each phase of the collection's growth, examples of which include work by Diego Rivera, Jos Clemente Orozco, Antonio Berni, and David Alfaro Siqueiros in the 1930s; Joaquin Torres-Garcia, Matta, Roberto Berdecio, and Wifredo Lam in the 1940s; Rafael Montanez Ortiz, Jesus Raphael Soto, Marisol, and Fernando Botero in the 1960s; and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Los Carpinteros, and Vik Muniz today.

Click to order "Latin American & Caribbean Art" from Amazon.

Latin American Art Fair in Miami

arteamericas
March 28 - 31, 2008

Merrill Lynch arteaméricas – the premier fair of art from Latin America – will be returning to Miami for the 6th consecutive year. For four days, with the presence of 70 galleries, the Miami Beach Convention Center will be an epicenter of Latin American culture, where the traditional, modern and contemporary will converge. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to see paintings, sculpture and multimedia art from established masters and emerging artists, representing decades’ worth of artistic evolution throughout Latin America – all under the same roof.

For additional information visit http://arteamericas.com/