Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This is the introduction to the 1st Latin American Art Biennial delivered by James F. McCloud, the President of the Biennial, at the opening of the event on June 26, 1962, at the Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes “Emilio A. Caraffa” in Córdoba, [...]

This is the invitation to the exhibition honoring Xul Solar, which took place on October 15, 1966, at the Museo Provincial Emilio A. Caraffa in Córdoba, Argentina, as part of the 3rd Latin American Art Biennial [...]

This is the invitation to the First Experimental Music Workshops, held at the Cine Centro República on October 12, 15, 16, and 19, 1966, as part of the 3rd Latin American Art Biennial in city of Córdoba, Argentina [...]

The introduction to the catalogue for the 3rd Latin American Art Biennial, which opened on October 14, 1966, in Córdoba, Argentina, signed by J. F. McCloud, the president of the Biennial and of Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA), the [automotive] [...]

In this article, Ernesto Ramallo writes about the Bienal Americana de Arte held in Cordoba, Argentina. He traces the history of the event, from its origins in 1958—as the Primer Salón de Artes Visuales Contemporáneas, organized by [...]

The article reports Herbert Read’s visit to Argentina for the I Bienal America de Arte [1st Latin American Art Biennial], held in Córdoba, at which he would serve as president of the jury. It also tells of his traveling to the Museo Nacional de [...]

As of 1958, Industrias Kaiser Argentina had a plan to organize and sponsor an annual event, the first of which would be the Primer Concurso Anual de Artes Visuales Contemporáneas [First Annual Contemporary Visual Art Competition]. People quickly [...]

In 1961, after three years of organizing and sponsoring the Salón IKA [IKA Salon], Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) decides to broaden this initiative, establishing a biennial international competition. The competition would be restricted to [...]

This document underscores the mass communication function of the 3rd Latin American Art Biennial, which opened on October 14, 1966, in Córdoba, Argentina. The article refers to Marshall McLuhan’s theories concerning the media, as expressed in his [...]

This article describes the work done by the organizers of the 2nd Latin American Art Biennial, sponsored by Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA), a few days prior to the opening of the event on September 25, 1964, in the city of Córdoba, Argentina. In [...]

This short article announces the awarding of the Grand Prize at the III Bienal Americana de Arte in Córdoba, Argentina. The text is divided into two sections: the first one reports the name of the prizewinning artist, Carlos Cruz-Diez, and the [...]

This article reports that Earle Brown, the composer from the United States, and Jesús Rafael Soto, the Venezuelan kinetic artist, attended the 3rd Latin American Art Biennial that was organized by Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) in October 1966, [...]

Noticias was the newsletter of the Latin American Art Biennial. The first issue reported on Industrias Kaiser Argentina’s role in organizing the 1st Latin American Art Biennial, which would exhibit the works of artists from Argentina, Chile, [...]

This is a list of the members of the jury at the 1st Latin American Art Biennial, held in Córdoba, Argentina in 1962 [...]

This is a newspaper article that reviews the opening of the III Bienal Americana de Arte in the city of Cordoba, Argentina. The article reports that the Grand Prize was awarded to the Venezuelan Kinetic artist Carlos Cruz-Diez. It describes the [...]

This article reports lots of activity going on in Córdoba a few days before the opening of the  Tercera Bienal Americana de Arte [3rd Latin American Art Biennial] (III BAA), sponsored by Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA). It stresses the importance [...]

This article reports some of the news and activities related to the preparations for the organization of the II Bienal Americana de Arte [2nd Latin American Art Biennial] (II BAA). Sponsored by Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) [a motor company], the [...]

This short newspaper article announces that Carlos Cruz-Diez has been awarded the prize at the III Bienal Americana de Arte, the event sponsored by IKA (Industrias Kaiser Argentinas) in the city of Córdoba, Argentina. The article reports on [...]

The rules stipulate how many artists can represent each of the countries invited to take part in the 2nd Biennial, and how many works each artist may exhibit. The rules also establish the value of the prizes, the standards for submissions, the [...]