Beyond the Supersquare: Art and Architecture in Latin America after Modernism
This exhibition is co-organized by Holly Block (New York City) and María Inés Rodríguez (Colombia), and designed by Benedeta Monteverde (Mexico).
May 1, 2014 to January 11, 2015
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
New York, USA
Beyond the Supersquare explores the indelible influence of Latin American and Caribbean modernist architecture on contemporary art. The exhibition features over 30 artists and more than 60 artworks, including photography, video, sculpture, installation, and drawing, that respond to major Modernist architectural projects constructed in Latin America and the Caribbean from the 1920s through the 1960s. Beyond the Supersquare examines the complicated legacies of modernism through architecture and thought—as embodied by the political, economic, environmental, and social challenges faced by countries throughout Latin America—through the unique perspective of artists working today. This exhibition is co-organized by Holly Block (New York City) and María Inés Rodríguez (Colombia), and designed by Benedeta Monteverde (Mexico).
Artists in the exhibition include: Leonor Antunes (Portugal), Alexander Apóstol (Venezuela), Alexandre Arrechea (Cuba), Felipe Arturo (Colombia), Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck (Venezuela) and Media Farzin (USA), Alberto Baraya (Colombia), Carlos Bunga (Portugal), Los Carpinteros (Cuba), Jordi Colomer (Spain), Livia Corona Benjamin (Mexico), Felipe Dulzaides (Cuba), Fernanda Fragateiro (Portugal), Magdalena Fernández (Venezuela), Carlos Garaicoa (Cuba), Mario Garcia Torres (Mexico), Terence Gower (Canada), Patrick Hamilton (Belgium/Chile), Diango Hernández (Cuba), Quisqueya Henriquez (Cuba), Andre Komatsu (Brazil), Runo Lagomarsino (Argentina), Pablo Leon de la Barra (Mexico), Maria Martinez-Cañas (Cuba) and Rafael Domenech (Cuba), Daniela Ortiz (Peru), Jorge Pardo (Cuba), Manuel Piña (Cuba), Ishmael Randall-Weeks (Peru), Mauro Restiffe (Brazil), Pedro Reyes (Mexico), and Chemi Rosado-Seijo (Puerto Rico) and Roberto ‘Boly’ Cortéz (Puerto Rico).
A catalogue was produced for the show. Beyond the Supersquare: Art and Architecture in Latin America after Modernism, Edited by Antonio Sergio Bessa with additional research by Mario Torres. Published by Fordham University Press and The Bronx Museum, New York, 2014
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Beyond the Supersquare (Mas allá del supercubo) explora la indeleble influencia de la arquitectura modernista de America Latina y el Caribe en el arte contemporáneo. La exhibición presenta mas de 30 artistas y mas de 60 obras, incluyendo fotografía, video, escultura, instalación, y dibujo, que responde a proyectos arquitectónicos modernistas importantes, construidos en América Latina y el Caribe desde los 20 hasta los años 60. Beyond the Supersquare examina los complejos legados modernistas a través de arquitectura y pensamiento – ejemplificado en en los retos políticos, económicos, ambientales que enfrentan los países de América Latina- a través de la perspectiva única de artistas hoy día. La exhibición fue co-organizada por: Holly Block (New York City) y María Inés Rodríguez (Colombia), y diseñada por Benedeta Monteverde (Mexico).
Los artistas incluidos en la exhibición son: Leonor Antunes (Portugal), Alexander Apóstol (Venezuela), Alexandre Arrechea (Cuba), Felipe Arturo (Colombia), Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck (Venezuela) and Media Farzin (USA), Alberto Baraya (Colombia), Carlos Bunga (Portugal), Los Carpinteros (Cuba), Jordi Colomer (Spain), Livia Corona Benjamin (Mexico), Felipe Dulzaides (Cuba), Fernanda Fragateiro (Portugal), Magdalena Fernández (Venezuela), Carlos Garaicoa (Cuba), Mario Garcia Torres (Mexico), Terence Gower (Canada), Patrick Hamilton (Belgium/Chile), Diango Hernández (Cuba), Quisqueya Henriquez (Cuba), Andre Komatsu (Brazil), Runo Lagomarsino (Argentina), Pablo Leon de la Barra (Mexico), Maria Martinez-Cañas (Cuba) and Rafael Domenech (Cuba), Daniela Ortiz (Peru), Jorge Pardo (Cuba), Manuel Piña (Cuba), Ishmael Randall-Weeks (Peru), Mauro Restiffe (Brazil), Pedro Reyes (Mexico), y Chemi Rosado-Seijo (Puerto Rico) – Roberto ‘Boly’ Cortéz (Puerto Rico).
Un catálogo fue producido para la muestra: Beyond the Supersquare: Art and Architecture in Latin America after Modernism, Editado por Antonio Sergio Bessa con investigación adicional de Mario Torres. Publicado por Fordham University Press y The Bronx Museum, New York, 2014