Ever since it was founded, the CAYC (Centro de Arte y Comunicación), helmed by the cultural promoter, artist, and businessman Jorge Glusberg, was intended as an interdisciplinary space where an experimental art movement could flourish. The establishment of collaborative networks connecting local and international artists and critics played an important role in this process. In addition to the exhibitions, a program of different activities exposed attendees to the latest in scientific thinking. According to Glusberg, the coordination between theoretical thinking and artistic practice was an essential part of social change.
In keeping with its goal of positioning itself as a space for experimental work, especially for projects that sought to combine art, technology, and communication, the CAYC organized a variety of activities. The center was undoubtably the driving force behind the avant-garde as it sought to explore and understand the mass media.
This newsletter announces the “Primer Coloquio Latinoamericano de la Comunicación,” which will include roundtable discussions focused on different disciplines and lectures, as well as performances by Rodolfo Arizaga (GT-564; doc. no. 1479029) and Jorge Bonino (GT-566, 567; pending). The newsletter also notes that prominent international figures will be attending the symposium. Because this event will take place at the same time as the fourth edition of the Encuentros Abiertos Internacionales de Video, the Encuentros will, on this occasion, be presented at the CAYC in Buenos Aires (GT-521; doc. no. 1476843, GT-561; doc. no. 1477265, GT-568; doc. no. 1477270, GT-573; doc. no. 1477271, GT-595-596; doc. no. 1477286). It had previously been presented in London and Paris (GT 475, 476, GT s/n [Second International Open Encounter on Video]), and in Ferrara, Italy (GT s/n [Terso encontro di video]; pending).
