The Americas Society exhibition depicts how, over the course of a century of rapid urban growth, sociopolitical upheavals and cultural transitions reshaped the architectural landscapes of major cities in Latin America.
On the eve of the exhibition opening, cocurators Maristella Casciato and Idurre Alonso, along with professors Diana Agrest, Luis Carranza, Galia Solomonoff, and Patricio del Real examine the nineteenth- and early twentieth-century growth and transformations of urban centers in Latin America.
Gabriela Rangel, director of Visual Arts at Americas Society, leads a guided tour highlighting key artworks and ephemera from the exhibition, as well as stories about the artist’s community and network in Brazil.
In conjunction with the exhibition, Americas Society publishes the book José Leonilson: Empty Man.
The movie by Carlos Nader focuses on the work of Brazilian artist José Leonilson as he discovers he is HIV positive.
New York-based Colombian artist Carlos Motta, whose work revolves on the politics of sexual orientation and gender identity, will engage in a conversation with curator Lia Gangitano.
Visual AIDS and the Americas Society host a guided talk and tour of José Leonilson: Empty Man.
Directed by Mon Ross, the film explores the life of Feliciano Centurión, a Paraguayan artist who developed his career in Buenos Aires during the 1980s and 1990s.
Join us for the film directed by Carlos Nader about the Brazilian artist José Leonilson's struggle with AIDS.
Join us for a talk by curator Clara Bargellini, who will present the exhibition she cocurated at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, followed by a conversation with Niria Leyva-Gutiérrez.