Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

Juan Ríos discusses the I Salón Municipal de Lima, which in his opinion, was a failure because most Peruvian artists decided to boycott the event due to widespread mistrust of the jury, which was made up of “distinguished civil servants or [...]

In this text, critic Carlos Raygada remarks on the Antonino Espinosa Saldaña exhibition at the Asociación Entre Nous in Lima. He praises the “enduring aesthetic result” of what he deems “a perfect fit between theme and procedure.” He warns [...]

In this article, F. H. Dursself (probably a pseudonym) reviews the exhibition of work by Antonino Espinosa Saldaña at the Asociación Entre Nous (Lima). As the author examines the work, he notices a pronounced sense of rhythm. He does not, however, [...]

This letter by Mariano Ibérico was written at the request of painter Antonino Espinosa Saldaña. More specifically, Ibérico was asked to share his opinion on the polemic surrounding the course on Incan art given at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas [...]

In this letter, Héctor Velarde responds to the artist Antonino Espinosa Saldaña, regardin the debate provoked by the establishment of a course on “Inca Art” at the ENBA (Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes). The author considers that humor [...]

This is a letter that was sent by José Sabogal in response to his colleague, Antonino Espinosa Saldaña, who requested his opinion on the polemics surrounding the course on “Inca Art” that was being offered at the ENBA (Escuela Nacional de [...]

The author, Augusto Aguirre Morales, (who was selected by the ENBA to teach the controversial course) defends the existence of “Incan art,” using the examples conserved in museums and the testimonials of historians. He asserts that it was the [...]