The Awards Ceremony

Art at Americas Society is pleased to present The Awards Ceremony. Join us in person on Wednesday, July 24, at 5:30 pm for a conversation on golf and painting featuring artist and golf aficionado Beto De Volder and Alejandra Seeber. Then, the winners of two unique ceramic trophies created by Seeber will be announced and awarded to the participant with the best mini-golf score from the entire exhibition and the other one to the winner of a lucky draw. We will close the program with a celebratory reception. (Please note that Saturday, July 20, from 12 to 4 pm, is the last day to participate in the mini-golf competition to win a trophy)

Join us on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 from 5:30 to 8:00 pm ET  
Americas Society
680 Park Ave.
New York, NY  
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6:00 to 6:45 pm: Conversation with Beto De Volder *​The conversation will be in Spanish

6:45 to 8:00 pm: Awards ceremony and celebration.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. 

This program is organized in conjunction with our current exhibition, Alejandra Seeber: Interior with Landscapes.

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Beto De Volder (b. 1962, Buenos Aires) studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Manuel Belgrano from 1986 to 1989, earning a degree in arts education and was the recipient of the Fundación Antorchas scholarship for the work/study program at the Taller de Barracas, Buenos Aires at 1994-96. In 1991, he held his first solo exhibition of paintings at the influential Rojas Gallery, which was then the epicenter of the contemporary art scene in Buenos Aires. His most recent oeuvre took a radical turn from his more figural work in the 1990s. Conflated with an ascetic yet bold use of color (often committing to one single hue), his forms unfold into three-dimensional space through single or intertwining loops, or by overlapping minimal shapes in between space of randomization and restraint.

Over more than three decades, De Volder has had over fifteen solo shows and participated in multiple group exhibitions in the United States, France, Argentina, Uruguay and Peru, including exhibitions at the Blanton Museum,in Texas Bellas Artes Museum in San Juan,Museo Castagnino in Rosario (Argentina), and Le 19 CRAC in Montbéliard (France). His artwork is part of various international cultural institutions and private collections, as well as in the public collections of the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA), Museum of Contemporary Art of Buenos Aires (MACBA), and the Museum Castagnino of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. A major monograph of his work was published by Adriana Hidalgo Editora in 2011. 

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Alejandra Seeber (b. 1969, Buenos Aires) lives and works in New York. In her works, Seeber explores domestic spaces, which she transforms into dynamic abstract paintings. The artist draws inspiration from alternative rock, stage designs, musical performances, urban culture, digital software, textiles, and crafts. 

The book Picture This, edited by Hatje Cantz in 2019, offers a comprehensive view of her work. Some of her projects and exhibitions include: Danza Perfumi (Barro, Buenos Aires, 2023); A oJO (Barro, Buenos Aires, 2021); Fuera de serie (Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, 2021); Rather Ripped (Häusler Contemporary Munich, Austria, 2018); Getaways (Häusler Contemporary, Lustenau, Austria, 2018); Ultramar: Fontana, Kuitca, Seeber, Tessi (Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 2017); Caza (Bronx Museum of the Arts, 2016); Autoamerican (Barro, Buenos Aires, 2015); Cuadro por cuadro (Miau Miau, Buenos Aires, 2014); Yes Yes (Häusler Contemporary, Munich, 2011); Tutti Frutti (Häusler Contemporary, Zurich, 2011); Dialogville (Fundación PROA, Buenos Aires, 2010); and Bienal do Mercosul (Porto Alegre, 2009), among others.