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 article, critic Raúl María Pereira questions the “geographic location” and “theme” embraced by supposedly “neo-Peruvian” painting based on representation of the landscape and sierra motifs. The Peruvian coast has had little luck [...]

In Raúl María Pereira’s opinion, the existence of the Primer Salón Municipal de Pintura in the Peruvian capital is a positive development, despite a number of flaws in the event. First off, with the exception of academic painter Enrique Domingo [...]