Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

In this text—the foreword to the exhibition catalog El Tao del Arte exhibition (Buenos Aires: Centro Cultural Recoleta, May 13–June 8, 1997)—, Jorge Gumier-Maier narrates how the conditions of the Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas, “a place [...]

In this text, which makes up the exhibition catalog Expone Marcelo Pombo. Producción 88–89 (Buenos Aires: Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas, October 3–18, 1989), Jorge Gumier-Maier interprets and describes Pombo’s work. He links it to everyday and [...]

Jorge Gumier-Maier and Magdalena Jitrik point out that the objective the Galería del Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas aimed for since its inception was “to create space for a large group of young artists whose works were not part of the accepted and [...]

This document is an excerpt of the foreword written by Jorge Gumier-Maier for the exhibition catalog El Tao del Arte [The Tao of Art] (Buenos Aires: Centro Cultural Recoleta, May 13–June 8, 1997). In it, Gumier-Maier describes his concept of [...]

This article is critical of the nature of contemporary art in Buenos Aires, referring specifically to the formal aspect of artworks, the roots of creative inspiration such as social or political issues, and the scope in terms of reception, among [...]

The text narrates, as it explains, how the Galería del Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas was born; the main traits of the works and artists that it housed; the support and enthusiasm received from the first moments by already acclaimed artists such as [...]