Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This newsletter published a reproduction of the work Juego del pato by the Argentinean architect and visual and Conceptual artist Luis Fernando Benedit, a member of the Grupo de los Trece who sometimes represented the center. This was done as part of [...]

As part of the campaign to promote the solo exhibition of works by the architect and artist Clorindo Testa—which was scheduled to open on September 9, 1977, at the CAYC—this newsletter published a reproduction of a sketch from La peste en [...]

This newsletter announces the exhibition of works by a Brazilian artist at the CAYC in Buenos Aires in August 1977. The environmentalist Regina Vater’s exhibition was co-sponsored by the cultural department at the Brazilian Embassy in Argentina [...]

As part of the campaign to promote the opening of Víctor Grippo’s solo show at the CAYC in August 1977, this newsletter published photographs of some of his works, as follows: Analogía I (1970–71), Analogía IV (ca. [...]

This newsletter announces Contemporánea 76, the exhibition devoted to interior architecture design. The article provides a list of winners of the competition held as part of the exhibition, each of whom received a prize inspired by the work of [...]

This newsletter includes a reproduction of a work by Mirta Tocci. The Argentinean artist’s work was published here to promote América Latina 76 (Latin America 76), the exhibition organized by the CAYC at the Fundació Joan Mir& [...]

This newsletter includes a reproduction of a work by the Brazilian artist Mario Ishikawa. Mail art was popular in Brazil, where it was used as a means of resistance against the authoritarianism and repression that were imposed following the military [...]

This newsletter announces Vanguardia belga, the exhibition presented at the CAYC in February 1976, described here as an art exchange at a global level. The article includes a reproduction of a work from Projects in Black by “Hubert Van Es,& [...]

This newsletter reports that the exhibition Arquitectos de Buenos Aires will open at the CAYC in October 1976 prior to being presented at the Internationaal Cultureel Centrum in Antwerp. The article includes a list of the participating architects and [...]

This newsletter includes reproductions of a couple of works—Furnarius rufus and 50+50=100—by Luis Fernando Benedit. The object is to announce the solo exhibition of works by this artist and architect, a member of the Grupo de los Trece, [...]

This newsletter announces the CAYC’s schedule of  activities for May, June, and July 1977. The article provides a list of exhibitions, roundtable discussions, and courses offered to the public at the Escuela de Altos Estudios in Buenos [...]

This newsletter announces two roundtable discussions to be held on the occasion of the exhibition Imágenes y signos in the National Exhibition Rooms at Argentina’s Ministry of Foreign Relations in June 1977. The article provides a list [...]

On the occasion of the Argentinean artist and architect Jacques Bedel’s solo exhibition at the CAYC in Buenos Aires, this newsletter published reproductions of some works from his series Ciudades del Plata.        [...]

This newsletter reports on the solo show of works by Jacques Bedel, a member of the Grupo de los Trece, at the CAYC in Buenos Aires. The article includes a copy of the Argentinean artist’s bio and images of some of the works in his series El [...]

This newsletter includes a work by Tomek Kawiak (“Kava”), a member of the Polish avant-garde who took part in the CAYC’s activities in Europe and South America in the 1970s and a noted sculptor, performer, painter, and draftsman. [...]

This newsletter, written in English, announces the exhibition 20 latin american artists, which was jointly organized by the CAYC and the Centre d’art et communication in Vaduz, the capital of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The article [...]

La gacetilla reproduce fotografía y currículum del artista Norberto Cresta, con motivo de difundir su exposición individual a inaugurarse el 28 de abril de 1977 en las salas del CAYC en Buenos Aires. Se destaca su producció [...]

This newsletter published images and a written work by the Swiss artist Gérald Minkoff, “ego l’éloge” (I, praise). Apart from its semantic meaning, the title is a palindrome that only makes sense in French.  [...]

This newsletter published images and a written work by the Swiss artist Gérald Minkoff, “ego l’éloge” (I, praise). Apart from its semantic meaning, the title is a palindrome that only makes sense in French [...]

Following Michael Gitlin’s exhibition in New York, this newsletter announces that the CAYC has invited the South African artist to show his work at its center in Buenos Aires on January 10, 1977. The newsletter includes a picture of his [...]

This newsletter announces an exhibition of works by Michael Gitlin at the CAYC on January 10, 1977. The article includes a brief bio of the South African artist and a picture of the OK Harris gallery in New York City where he had previously shown his [...]

This newsletter announces the opening of 20 artistas brasileños, the exhibition presented at the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bahía Blanca (Province of Buenos Aires), in September 1976. The event enjoyed the support of the Brazilian Embassy [...]

This newsletter, written in English, announces the presentation of the Encuentro Internacional Abierto de Video (International Open Encounter on Video). This sixth edition of the event was organized by the CAYC at the Museo de Arte Contemporá [...]

This newsletter announces Contemporánea 76, the exhibition devoted to interior architecture design. The article reports on the terms of a competition that includes a prize inspired by the work of Le Corbusier, and the exhibition’s later [...]

This newsletter includes a reproduction of a work by the Chilean artist Guillermo Deisler, from the series Escrituras. In the 1960s, producing and mailing postcards became an effective way to circulate critical material to counter what was being [...]

This newsletter published some images from the series Circulação Postal (Postal Circulation) by Gastão de Magalhães, another of the Brazilian experimental artists who worked with the CAYC on several occasions.    [...]

This newsletter published a reproduction of a work by the artist Armando Durante to announce América Latina 76 (Latin America 76), the exhibition organized by the CAYC at the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, Spain. The newsletter [...]

This English-language newsletter announces the fifth edition of the Encuentros Internacionales Abiertos de Video organized by the CAYC in Belgium, at the Internationaal Cultureel Centrum (ICC) in Antwerp. It includes a brief review of the history of [...]

This English-language newsletter provides a list of one hundred international artists who have confirmed their participation in the fifth edition of the Encuentros Internacionales Abiertos de Video organized by the CAYC. The event is scheduled to [...]

As part of the experimental film series sponsored by the CAYC, this newsletter (written in English) announces the fourth Encuentro Internacional Abierto de Video organized by the CAYC at its premises in Buenos Aires. The newsletter includes a list of [...]

This newsletter carries the text of a review, written in French by Hugo Verlomme, that had appeared the previous year in the Paris newspaper Le Quotidien. This was part of the campaign to promote Arte de Sistemas en Latinoamérica, the [...]

This newsletter includes a succinct reproduction of a drawing by Klaus Groh, in which the city of Buenos Aires is shown as an undisputed center. The Polish-German artist was one of the foreigners who most closely identified with the CAYC’s [...]

This newsletter is inspired by the urgency of a telegram. It reports that the Argentinean artists who were selected to represent the CAYC at Peace 75 – UNO 30, the exhibition held in the city of Slovenj Gradec (in what was formerly Yugoslavia [...]

This newsletter published a text written by Armando Durante to promote his solo show, an event scheduled to open on November 28 at the CAYC. In addition to this text by the Argentinean artist, the newsletter also published a reproduction of the still [...]

This newsletter includes a reproduction of an image from the work Acción/situación: Hoy (1975–76) by Antoni Muntadas. It is part of the first solo show of works by the Spanish Conceptual artist to be presented in Buenos Aires. The [...]

This newsletter announces the opening of an exhibition of works by Antoni Muntadas at the CAYC. This was the Spanish visual artist’s first solo show in Buenos Aires. The article provides a list of the videotapes to be presented at the [...]

This newsletter introduces the exhibition of works by Bill Vazan at the CAYC’s premises in Buenos Aires. The article includes two of the Canadian artist’s photographs that document the scope of his project Worldline (1969–71). There [...]

This newsletter announces an exhibition of works by the Canadian artist Bill Vazan at the CAYC premises in Buenos Aires. The article includes reproductions of two photographs of his project Worldline (1969–71), which are used to provide a [...]

As an integral part of the promotional campaign for the Cuarto Encuentro Internacional de Video organized by the CAYC at its premises in Buenos Aires, this newsletter published a copy of the prologue to the catalogue for the exhibition Arte y cibern& [...]

This newsletter announces the presentation of the Cuarto Encuentro Internacional de Video organized by the CAYC at its premises in Buenos Aires. The article includes a brief review of previous editions of this event, noting the participation of local [...]

This newsletter announces Arte en cambio II, the exhibition to be presented at the CAYC in June 1976. The works included in the exhibition are described as the twenty-three participating artists’ responses to the question, “Is there an [...]

As part of the experimental film screenings promoted by the CAYC, this newsletter announces the fourth Encuentro Internacional Abierto de Video organized by the center at its premises in downtown Buenos Aires. The article lists the participating [...]

This newsletter (written in English) announces The Seventies, the international exhibition organized by the CAYC. The article includes a list of the participating artists and their works, arranged according to country of origin.      & [...]

This newsletter, dated July 1976, includes a reproduction of a work (a drawing) by the artist Tuvia Katz, a citizen of the world who expressed his Jewish origins in several countries, including Poland, Argentina, Brazil, and Israel.     [...]

In reference to the exhibition of works by the Spanish artist Isidoro Valcárcel Medina, which opened on July 22, 1976, at the CAYC, this newsletter published an article about his Conceptual actions following a tour during which he explored [...]

This newsletter announces the exhibition of works by the Spanish Conceptual artist Isidoro Valcárcel Medina, which will open on July 22, 1976, at the CAYC’s premises in Buenos Aires. The article includes reproductions of two photographs [...]

This newsletter announces an exhibition of works by the sculptor Barry Flanagan at the CAYC. The article includes information about the pieces on display and a photograph of the British artist; it also includes quotes that provide insight into his [...]

This newsletter announces the opening of 20 artistas brasileños, an exhibition presented at the CAYC’s premises in July 1976. The article in the newsletter quotes the curator, Irma Arestizábal, who says that, though the [...]