Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This short newspaper article announces that Carlos Cruz-Diez has been awarded the prize at the III Bienal Americana de Arte, the event sponsored by IKA (Industrias Kaiser Argentinas) in the city of Córdoba, Argentina. The article reports on [...]

This is a newspaper article that reviews the opening of the III Bienal Americana de Arte in the city of Cordoba, Argentina. The article reports that the Grand Prize was awarded to the Venezuelan Kinetic artist Carlos Cruz-Diez. It describes the [...]

In this article, Ernesto Ramallo writes about the Bienal Americana de Arte held in Cordoba, Argentina. He traces the history of the event, from its origins in 1958—as the Primer Salón de Artes Visuales Contemporáneas, organized by [...]

In 1961, after three years of organizing and sponsoring the Salón IKA [IKA Salon], Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) decides to broaden this initiative, establishing a biennial international competition. The competition would be restricted to [...]

As of 1958, Industrias Kaiser Argentina had a plan to organize and sponsor an annual event, the first of which would be the Primer Concurso Anual de Artes Visuales Contemporáneas [First Annual Contemporary Visual Art Competition]. People quickly [...]

This article reports some of the news and activities related to the preparations for the organization of the II Bienal Americana de Arte [2nd Latin American Art Biennial] (II BAA). Sponsored by Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) [a motor company], the [...]

This article reports lots of activity going on in Córdoba a few days before the opening of the  Tercera Bienal Americana de Arte [3rd Latin American Art Biennial] (III BAA), sponsored by Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA). It stresses the importance [...]

Noticias was the newsletter of the Latin American Art Biennial. The first issue reported on Industrias Kaiser Argentina’s role in organizing the 1st Latin American Art Biennial, which would exhibit the works of artists from Argentina, Chile, [...]

This document underscores the mass communication function of the 3rd Latin American Art Biennial, which opened on October 14, 1966, in Córdoba, Argentina. The article refers to Marshall McLuhan’s theories concerning the media, as expressed in his [...]