Panel Discussion
Latin American and Caribbean Art Today: Curatorial Perspectives
In conjunction with the exhibition Geometry of Hope: Latin American Abstract Art
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 Art, The University of Texas at Austin; Cheryl Hartup, Chief Curator, Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico; Gabriela Rangel, Director of Visual Arts, Americas Society; and Jorge Rivas, Curator of Colonial Art, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, will discuss their own institutions and curatorial projects within the broader context of trends in collecting and exhibiting practices within the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Moderated by Miriam Basilio, NYU Assistant Professor of Art History and Museum Studies.
Supported by the Fundación Cisneros. Co-sponsored by NYU’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, Program in Museum Studies, and Grey Art Gallery. Information: 212/998-3650, kjc.info@nyu.edu, www.nyu.edu/kjc.