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Esteban Valdés’s Fuera de Trabajo and Its Influence
Esteban Valdés’s groundbreaking book of concrete poetry Fuera de Trabajo is, argues Marina Reyes Franco, a touchstone of Puerto Rican culture of the 1970s that was unjustly ignored until its...
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On the MAP: Compelling Programs, Positive Press, and a New Video Series
In our latest monthly update from the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, we share highlights from among the programs for Under the Same Sun: Art from Latin America Today, and take a look at...
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It Happened in Havana
Direlia Lazo gives an account of the history, influence, and perception of independent artist-run spaces in Havana past and present, concentrating in particular on the important but now defunct study...
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Lost and Found—Iván Navarro Plays Rediscovered Tracks for “Art After Dark”
When artist Iván Navarro takes on the role of DJ at the Guggenheim’s “Art After Dark,” visitors can expect the unexpected.
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On the MAP: Navigate the Globe, View Insightful Videos, and Catch No Country...
In our latest monthly update from the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, we introduce MAP's new interactive feature, present a peek at the videos on view in conjunction with Under the Same Sun,...
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Museum, Musex, Mutext, Mutant: Giuseppe Campuzano’s Transvestite Machine
Miguel Lopez explores the artistic and political legacy of philosopher, drag queen, and activist Giuseppe Campuzano, whose Museo Travesti de Peru (Transvestite Museum of Peru) mapped out a subversive...
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Tropical Uncanny—Curating Latin American Film in the Twenty-First Century
A new film series at the Guggenheim challenges the notion of a “Latin American cinema.”
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On the MAP: Latin American Artists Discuss their Work, A Trailblazing Film...
In our latest monthly update from the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, we present a video overview of Under the Same Sun and share details on an exciting new MAP film series.
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What Does “America” Mean to You?
“America” still denotes the United States alone. Artist Alfredo Jaar's provocative video, on view in Times Square this August, proposes that it can and should encompass the Latin American population as...
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Independent Spaces Built the Scene
Ericka Florez discovers that Cali, Colombia, has emerged from the strife of the 1980s and ’90s with renewed artistic energy, thanks in part to enterprises like independent space lugar a dudas and...
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On the MAP: Alfredo Jaar Comes to Times Square, Tania Bruguera Appears at the...
In our latest monthly update from the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, we take an inside look at intriguing international projects from artists Alfredo Jaar, Tania Bruguera, and Sheela Gowda.
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Change is on the Cards—Tania Bruguera Speaks about the Francis Effect
As part of her project, The Francis Effect, MAP artist Tania Bruguera has been engaging with visitors and passersby in front of the Guggenheim Museum. In this video, she discusses how she is collecting...
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Dispatch: Puerto Rico
Report number six from Pablo Léon de la Barra's exhibition-research trips across Latin America documents visits made by the Guggenheim UBS MAP Curator, Latin America, to cultural hotspots in Puerto...
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Sandra Eleta in Portobelo
Adrienne Samos looks at the creative journey of artist and photographer Sandra Eleta, whose return to Portobelo, a village on Panama’s Caribbean coast that she first visited as a child, continues to...
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“I’m Doing it Because I Can”: Playing in the Galleries in the Guggenheim’s...
Visitors are discovering new ways to interact with the works in the Guggenheim's exhibition of Latin American art.
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Connecting with Communities for Under the Same Sun
The Guggenheim's Director of School and Family Programs reflects on an initiative to invite New York's large and diverse Latin American community to engage with the exhibition Under the Same Sun.
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On the MAP: “The Unknown University,” Guggenheim Curators Visit Asia, and a...
In our latest monthly update from the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, we share insights from a compelling symposium; audio of a talk by MAP curator June Yap; and a new teacher's guide for...
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Collectivity and Revolution
Emiliano Valdés traces the development of artists’ collective projects in the politically volatile context of Guatemala, beginning with Galería DS in 1964 and continuing through the subsequent decades...
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On the MAP: Guatemala’s Regina José Galindo, Asian Contemporary Art Week, and...
In our latest monthly update from the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, we take a look at a provocative Guatemalan artist; share an audio playlist for Asian Contemporary Art Week; and offer a...
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Dispatch: Panama
Pablo Léon de la Barra's seventh report from his research travel across Latin America documents visits made by the Guggenheim UBS MAP Curator, Latin America, to key sites in Panama. Here at the...
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