Name Descriptor: Jaar, Alfredo, 1956-×
  • Sobre las estrategias de exhibición : Javier Téllez disiente de Eugenio Espinoza
    Téllez, Javier
    1998
    This article by artist Javier Téllez is a response to an earlier article by fellow Venezuelan artist Eugenio Espinoza on the practice of installations as “cubiculismo.” Téllez asserts that it is not surprising that Espinoza’s text contains [...]
    ICAA Record ID: 1154970

  • Recapturing history : the (Un)official story in contemporary latin american art
    Torruella Leval, Susana
    1992
    In this document, curator and art historian Susana Torruella Leval considers works by several artists whose practices reflect an interest in articulating a particular historical consciousness that is tied to their cultural identity as Latin Americans [...]
    ICAA Record ID: 1127224

  • Border watch: local and global
    Torruella Leval, Susana
    1992
    Susana Torruella Leval’s essay examines works by artists David Avalos, Deborah Small, and Alfredo Jaar, and addresses contemporary neocolonial practices thus connecting them to the histories of colonialism in the Americas, which have been often [...]
    ICAA Record ID: 795717

  • Contra el pensamiento-teorema: Una defensa del video arte en Chile
    Richard, Nelly, 1948-
    1986
    In this article, which appeared in the sixth catalogue for the Festival Franco-Chileno de Video Arte (1986), Nelly Richard discusses how video was used for artistic purposes in Chile. From a theoretical standpoint, she explores the experimental use [...]
    ICAA Record ID: 748696

  • Chile : bordes, límites, fronteras
    Richard, Nelly, 1948-
    1996
    Nelly Richard discusses the work of the following Chilean photographers: Gonzalo Díaz, Eduardo Vilches, Alicia Villarreal, Enrique Zamudio, and Alfredo Jaar. Richard explains how each of these artists uses and contextualizes photography, and [...]
    ICAA Record ID: 748031

  • Alfredo Jaar : para América Latina espacios de reflexión
    Valdés, Adriana, 1943-
    1985
    In this article, Adriana Valdés discusses the work of Alfredo Jaar, specifically his installations, which she sees as opportunities for open reflection. She rates “space” above “message,” since Jaar’s work does [...]
    ICAA Record ID: 734782

  • Postdata
    Valdés, Adriana, 1943-
    1999
    In 1998, Adriana Valdés discusses “Estudios sobre la felicidad” and the review she had written about this work by Alfredo Jaar. She refers to the concepts known as the “open work” (Umberto Eco, 1962) and “ [...]
    ICAA Record ID: 730239