Colloquium on Latin American Song with Claudia Villela Wednesday, December 5, 3:30–4:45 pm Kimmel Center, NYU 60 Washington Square South (at La Guardia Place), Room 905/907   Claudia Villela is recognized as one of the top Brazilian musicians living in the United States and on albums such as Inverse Universe (with Ricardo Peixoto) and Dreamtales […]

Latin American Song In Concert Series: New Sounds of Latin America Tuesday, December 4, 7:30 pm Joe’s Pub, The Public Theater 425 Lafayette Street (between Astor Place and East 4th St.)   The New York Times has called her voice “towering” and Jazz Times has labeled her a genius. In this concert Brazilian composer and […]

The Geometry of Hope Creative Writing Prize: Readings Wednesday, November 28, 7 pm Grey Art Gallery, NYU 100 Washington Square East   The Geometry of Hope Creative Writing Prize winner and finalists will read their poetry and prose in the context of paintings, sculptures, and prints from the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. The prize […]

Joaquín Torres-García in Paris and Cercle et Carré Thursday, November 15, 7 pm La Maison Française, NYU 16 Washington Mews (at University Place)   Focusing on Joaquín Torres-García’s years in Paris, Mario Gradowczyk, independent scholar and curator, will shed light on his involvement in Cercle et Carré, a Constructivist artists’ movement.   Supported by Professor […]

Lecture: Urban Vanguards and Rural Revolutionaries Panel: Can the Vanguard be Represented? A Discussion on Latin American Culture and Politics in the 1950s and ’60s Wednesday, November 14, 3–6 pm King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, NYU 53 Washington Square South (between Thompson and Sullivan Sts.)   This lecture and panel discussion will explore […]

Latin American and Caribbean Art Today: Curatorial Perspectives Monday, November 5, 6:15 pm King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, NYU 53 Washington Square South (between Thompson and Sullivan Sts.)   Focusing on The Geometry of Hope as a point of reference, panelists Ursula Dávila-Villa, Assistant Curator/Acting Curator of Latin American Art, Blanton Museum of […]

The Other Side of the Square: Post–World War II French Art Scenes and All That Jazz! Monday, October 29, 7 pm La Maison Française, NYU 16 Washington Mews (at University Place)   Serge Guilbaut, Professor of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory, University of British Columbia, will offer an analysis of the French cultural scene […]

Re-Constructing Geometry: A Symposium on Latin American Abstract Art Friday, October 5, 9:30 am–5 pm Hemmerdinger Hall, NYU 100 Washington Square East   The Geometry of Hope represents a landmark in the display and analysis of a multitude of forms of mid-20th-century Latin American abstraction. Expanding our understanding beyond the confines of the show, the […]

Latin American Abstraction: A Mathematical Perspective Thursday, October 4, 6:30 pm Grey Art Gallery, NYU 100 Washington Square East   Two scholars from The University of Texas at Austin, Mark L. Daniels, Clinical Associate Professor, UTeach Program, College of Natural Sciences, and Mathematics Department, University of Texas at Austin, and Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, curator of The […]

Latin American Modern Vernaculars In Concert Series: New Sounds of Latin America Tuesday, October 2, 7:30 pm Joe’s Pub, The Public Theater 425 Lafayette Street (between Astor Place and East 4th St.)   Looking beyond the borders of traditional jazz, composer/pianist and Grammy-award nominee Edward Simon creates a contemporary sound combining jazz harmonies and improvisation […]

Geometry Never Ends: Painting and Beyond Friday, September 28, 6 pm Einstein Auditorium, Barney Building, NYU 34 Stuyvesant Street (at 9th St. between 3rd and 2nd Aves.)   This panel discussion will explore the legacy of historic geometric painting and abstraction within the work of emerging contemporary artists. Speakers include artists Ernesto Burgos and Rossana Martínez; Laurin […]

A Celebration of Verbal and Visual Culture in Latin America Fridays at 6:15 pm King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, NYU 53 Washington Square South (between Thompson and Sullivan Sts.)   September 21: Cecilia Vicuña (Chile) and Coral Bracho (Mexico) October 12: Mariela Dreyfus (Peru) and Yolanda Pantin (Venezuela) November 9: Lila Zemborain (Argentina) […]

All is well that begins well and never ends Opening Reception: Tuesday, September 11, 6–8 pm Exhibition on view through October 31 80 Washington Square East Galleries Department of Art and Art Professions, Steinhardt School of Education, NYU   Curated by Jan Van Woensel, Ernesto Burgos, and Jonah Groeneboer, this exhibition focuses on emerging artists working […]