Modern Movements: Latin American and Caribbean Art from the Art Museum of the Americas

Modern Movements: Latin American and Caribbean Art from the Art Museum of the Americas explores the shared histories and regional identities expressed by major artists through their creative practices. The exhibition celebrates work produced between 1937–2001 by a wide range of well-known figures, including Joaquín Torres-García (Uruguay) and Wifredo Lam (Cuba), who pushed the boundaries of painting in their efforts to produce a pan-American visual language. It spotlights avant-garde artists Roberto Matta Echaurren (Chile), Sarah Grilo (Argentine), Rufino Tamayo (Mexico), and Jesús Rafael Soto (Venezuela), who defined foundational movements like surrealism, geometric abstraction, and new figuration. Modern Movements charts the cultural exchanges and creative tensions fostered by Latin American artists, whose experimentations with form, color, and movement created powerful dialogues within and beyond their respective countries.

International Arts & Artists is honored to be working with the Art Museum of the Americas (AMA) and their director, and curator of this exhibition, Adriana Ospina. The AMA played a fundamental role in supporting and shaping the development of these artists’ careers. The AMA collection, formed under the direction of José Gómez Sicre, reflects a vision of Latin American and Caribbean art that is expansive, inclusive, and constantly evolving. The AMA is the oldest museum of modern and contemporary Latin American and Caribbean art in the United States. It is part of the Organization of American States (OAS), an international public organization whose aim is to promote democracy, peace, justice, and solidarity among its 34 member countries.

 

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