Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

In this critical article, published in the exhibition catalogue, Roberto Guevara discusses some of the works shown at the Primera Bienal de Artes Visuales Christian Dior (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, 1989), and sheds light on the [...]

In this essay, Venezuelan writer Vicente Lecuna discusses Turkey, an exhibition of work by Meyer Vaisman held at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York. Lecuna describes the works as stuffed turkeys hanging in different positions over wooden boxes; [...]

The journalist Edgar Alfonzo-Sierra interviews the Venezuelan artist Meyer Vaisman. The interview begins with a description of the artist and a mention of two occasions—the Bienal Christian Dior (Caracas, 1989) and the XLVI Biennale di Venezia ( [...]

This is an essay by the North American curator Dan Cameron about Meyer Vaisman. Cameron explains that the artist’s grandparents originally immigrated to South America in 1920 but returned to Europe where they fell victim to the Second World War. [...]

Aurora Blyde interviews Meyer Vaisman about the exhibition CCS-10. Arte venezolano actual (Caracas: Fundación Galería de Arte Nacional, 1993). They discuss the issue of identity crisis, which Vaisman explains is the fundamental theme of his work. [...]