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ARCO 2010: VIP Program in Murcia

dawire — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:52:50 +0000

As most of you may have noticed, to celebrate DaWire’s first year, this week we are revisiting articles that have made an impact in one way or the other. They are fan favorites, personal favorites or just plain great reads. Today we are featuring an article by Diana McClure on Murcia’s contemporary art scene, written [...]

RETRO/ACTIVE: The work of Rafael Ferrer

dawire — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:09:47 +0000

There are many ways to enter the work of Rafael Ferrer. His experiences are reflected in multiple mediums including painting, collage, drawings, mixed media, and sculpture. Abstraction, portraits, and text-based work mix and mingle to suggest the presence not only of a man, but also a spirit in search of freedom.[...]

Marcos Castro: Solve et Coagula

dawire — Wed, 19 May 2010 04:00:28 +0000

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Marcos Castro utilizes connections to alchemic procedures in order to describe metamorphoses that happen to the foundational myth of the eagle and the snake. The emblematic animals in which ancient Mexico City was founded visit this young artist’s individual mythology.[...]

Zona Maco

dawire — Mon, 03 May 2010 21:00:03 +0000

Once again, the foremost international contemporary art fair in Latin America, which has had as many names as years of existence, took place in April. On this occasion, and to the delight of all, the name will remain ZONA MACO. So, what exactly is this event that happens every year in Mexico City to which we have become accustomed to?

ARCO 2010: VIP Program in Murcia

dawire — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:46:15 +0000

On a chartered flight above the shade, clouds filter a sunny sky above the region of Murcia in Southern Spain. As part of the ARCO Madrid 2010 Contemporary Art Fair VIP program, a group of collectors, curators and a handful of artists spent 24 hours visiting this emerging contemporary art mecca on a chilly weekend in late February 2010.[...]

CIRCA ’10 brings it home

dawire — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:38:18 +0000

A variety of artists and galleries from major cities from across the world came together at this years CIRCA 10 art fair in Puerto Rico.[...]

Expanding Art Scene Sparks New Life into Santurce

dawire — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:09:59 +0000

The urban area of Santurce is fast evolving again into the center of the contemporary art scene in Puerto Rico, prefering the shabby streets of the urban core of this town. Just when the local art institutions are crumbling from lack of funding, private initiatives in Santurce emerge as the only alternative for the arts. Right now, the area is buzzing with opportunities, cheap rents and creative energy.[...]

National Art Exhibit, A Mediocre Nation?

dawire — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:00:54 +0000

On the second week of December, at the Arsenal de la Puntilla in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the awaited Muestra Nacional opened its doors to the public. Curated by Marilú Purcell, María Arlette de la Serna and Juan Carlos López Quintero, the show included established as well as emerging Puerto Rican artists such as Jorge Díaz and Elsa Meléndez. And although many noteworthy artists were definitely missing, this year the show presented a well organized and carefully chosen body of work that succeeded in displaying the forte of Puerto Rican artists working with contemporary themes.[...]

Death, Transition and Celebration of Life at La Respuesta

dawire — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:09:17 +0000

For those who love art, music and good vibes, all paths lead to opening night of the most recent BlackboxArt Foundation event titled Death: Transition and Celebration of Life, a group show organized in conjunction with the General Consulate of Mexico in San Juan at La Respuesta’s exhibition space in Santurce. The organizers presented works that spanned from painting, installation, video and sculpture from forty-four contemporary Puerto Rican artists celebrating one of Mexico’s most important traditions.[...]

Tracking the Lower East Side

dawire — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:16:04 +0000

For the last four years, the Lower East Side has been emerging as the place where young galleries have started to thrive. And as happening as Chelsea is on the first couple of weeks of September, the Lower East Side galleries have been consistently presenting contemporary artists with a cutting edge practice. So, during my last trip to New York, I ventured downtown to the Lower East Side for a couple of nights of gallery hopping.[...]