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Photography
fromBOOOOOOOM!
11 hours ago

"You can't enter the same river twice" by Photographer Francisco Gonzalez Camacho

Francisco Gonzalez Camacho's work explores impermanence and transformation through photography and graphic printing methods.
#frida-kahlo
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

Chile's far-right government rips up plan for memorial at Pinochet torture site

Colonia Dignidad was a fenced enclave where Paul Schafer held as many as 300 people with minimal contact with the outside world, subjecting them to severe abuse and torture.
Germany news
LGBT
fromConsequence
1 day ago

Karol G Warned Not to Speak About ICE or Risk Losing Visa. She Plans to Do So Anyway

Karol G aims to speak out on political issues despite concerns for her safety and the impact of her statements.
fromItsnicethat
1 day ago

Sports mania meets small island life on Puerto Rican artist Joshua Nazario's canvas

"My paintings can be described as sculptural in nature, emphasising physical presence, weight and materiality."
Graphic design
History
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

Commentary: From Columbus to Chavez: L.A.'s disappearing, disfigured and displaced statues

Statues in Los Angeles are frequently vandalized, stolen, or removed, reflecting changing perceptions of historical figures.
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

Valeria Luiselli Reads Julio Cortazar

Valeria Luiselli, an acclaimed author, discusses the intricacies of Julio Cortázar's 'The Night Face Up,' highlighting its themes and narrative structure that intertwine reality and dreams.
Books
fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

50 Years of Chicano Photography

Dolores Huerta's 1974 rally photo captures her in a United Farmworkers sweater vest, symbolizing activism and cultural identity, featured in 'Chicano Camera Culture.'
Arts
Photography
fromArchDaily
2 days ago

40+ Contemporary Architectural Works Across Ecuador Captured by Francesco Russo and Luca Piffaretti

Photographers document Ecuador's architecture and landscapes, highlighting the country's evolving identity and the interplay between built environments and natural surroundings.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Eliades Ochoa, the last great troubadour: People in Cuba have lost their joy'

Eliades Ochoa's aura is so powerful that under the generous rays of sunlight streaming through the large window on this March morning, he evokes a Western film.
Madrid food
NYC music
fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Chuquimamani-Condori Confirms New Los Thuthanaka Music, Shares Unreleased Songs

Chuquimamani-Condori debuted new music and announced a project, Waq'a, inspired by Aymara stories, set for release on April 3.
Music production
fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Ana Tijoux / DJ Dacel: 97 EP

97 is an introspective and nostalgic EP by Ana Tijoux, celebrating connection and personal heroes through old-school production and heartfelt lyrics.
US Elections
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Flatterers out in force to fill Trump's head with Venezuelan statue dreams

Critics compare the US cabinet's flattery of Trump to North Korea, highlighting a cabinet meeting where praise for Trump reached absurd levels.
Roam Research
fromArchDaily
2 weeks ago

Circle Pit / Studio Clash

Xiangchun trees symbolize nostalgia and regional culture in Shandong, representing local memory and emotion in the 'Circle Pit' installation.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Mexican art world protests over plan to send Frida Kahlo masterpieces to Spain

The export of a significant Mexican art collection to Spain has caused outrage among cultural professionals in Mexico.
#cesar-chavez
Photography
fromThe Nation
6 days ago

Alejandro Cartagena's Mexico in Flux

Photographs capture the transformation of landscapes and suburban growth, reflecting themes of isolation and environmental change.
History
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

In "Bomarzo," the Renaissance Man is a Monster

The novel Bomarzo explores the complexities of Renaissance ethics through the reflections of its narrator, Pier Francesco Orsini.
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 weeks ago

Taller Agropoetico - Foresta Collective / Atelier Poem

In Cabranes, Asturias, Atelier Poem has realized the Taller Agropoetico for Foresta Collective—a space that integrates agricultural practice with pedagogy.
Agriculture
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
2 weeks ago

Sound of the Week: CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso - FREE SPIRITS - KALTBLUT Magazine

The album showcases an audacious blend of trap, rock, pop, and experimental elements, all infused with a refreshing emotional honesty.
Music production
Design
fromArchDaily
3 weeks ago

Smiljan Radic: Material Explorations Between Ephemerality and Permanence

Chilean architect Smiljan Radić creates buildings that blend ancient monumentality with provisional fragility, combining diverse materials in experimental ways that challenge conventional architectural categorization.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Chile's President Kast tosses out dozens of environmental protections

Chile's new President Jose Antonio Kast suspended 43 environmental regulations covering emissions, pollution, and national parks to prioritize economic growth and job creation over environmental protections.
fromFuncheap
3 weeks ago

Sounds of Latin America: A Violin and Piano Journey

Pianist Dr. Gabriela Calderón and violinist Dr. Catalina Barraza celebrate the rich musical heritage of Latin America.
SF music
Madrid food
fromBOOOOOOOM!
3 weeks ago

"When the Desert Breathes Again" by Photographer Gonzalo Palaveccino

Photographer Gonzalo Palavecino documents La Tirana, Chile's largest religious festival, focusing on behind-the-scenes elements like food stands, abandoned objects, and improvised structures that reveal the sacred blending with everyday chaos and commerce.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Kast is more like Trump': Chile's environmentalists prepare to do battle for the country's future

The highlands are the sustenance of life, and all that water comes down from the mountains to the valleys, such as Azapa and Lluta and to the coast. The city of Arica is on the coast. So, we have a very serious problem. We will not have water—not for agriculture, not for livestock, not for tourism.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

Chile's new president has praised Pinochet, a dictator. What does it mean?

For critics, the crest was another expression of Kast's professed affinity for the former hardline leader. But as Kast is sworn into office on Wednesday, analysts question whether his embrace of Pinochet is nostalgia for Latin America's past dictatorships or whether it is simply a sign of frustration with the status quo.
World politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

A Mariachi school persists, and thrives, amidst an immigration crackdown

It makes me feel proud, simply because of the specific time we're in right now. It definitely takes a lot of courage for kids my age to represent their culture. Anthony Benitez, an 18-year-old violin student born in the United States to Mexican immigrants, expressed how the academy provides a meaningful outlet for cultural expression amid punitive immigration enforcement affecting Latino and immigrant families across the country.
NYC music
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

Frida, Diego, and Raphael

The largest-ever Raphael exhibition in the U.S. opened at The Met, showcasing 170 works over eight years.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
4 weeks ago

Tomas Saraceno and Indigenous communities build art complex in Argentine salt flats

We don't eat batteries. They take away the water; they take away life. This pronouncement, in Spanish, appears in a photograph that the artist Tomás Saraceno sent via WhatsApp last month from Salinas Grandes, a high-altitude salt flat in northern Argentina. There, in one of the world's largest lithium reserves, the artist is working alongside 11 Indigenous communities to build El Santuario del Agua (The Water Sanctuary), a monumental work about the global energy transition.
SOMA, SF
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

Juan Usle's Childhood Shipwrecks

Juan Uslé's retrospective at Museo Reina Sofía showcases his evolution from a traumatic childhood memory to a vibrant artistic career.
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Venezuelans in Chile rally around Maria Corina Machado

Maria Corina Machado gathered 17,000 Venezuelan expatriates in Santiago, Chile for the largest demonstration since her December departure from Venezuela, coinciding with worker protests in Caracas demanding dignity and freedom.
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Drawn by Hand: Geometral's Site-Specific Architecture

Géométral is an architectural practice defined by design strategies that are linked to the landscape, which it treats as a primary determinant of form. The studio approaches each project as a small universe that combines program, atmosphere, and spatial narratives. Rather than a single signature style, they focus on crafting moods and situations tailored to each context and user.
Paris food
Arts
fromColossal
2 weeks ago

'Let Us Gather In a Flourishing Way' Convenes 58 Artists to Survey Contemporary Latinx Painting

Let Us Gather In a Flourishing Way showcases contemporary Latinx painting through diverse artists and themes, emphasizing community and cultural convergence.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

A 15-year-old teenager, missing since 1986, officially recognized as a victim of the Pinochet dictatorship

Luis had been missing for four decades, ever since he disappeared at age 15 during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973–1990). The notice came from a court in Arica, in the far north of Chile, summoning him for failing to vote in the May elections for constitutional councilors, according to records from the Electoral Service (Servel). Under Chile's compulsory voting law, anyone who does not vote must provide a justification; otherwise, they face sanctions.
World politics
Arts
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

The new life of hand-painted signs in Mexico

Sign painting in Mexico City has surged in popularity following the removal of street signs, leading to increased interest and new opportunities for artists.
Arts
fromArtforum
2 weeks ago

A Hard Sell: on Mexican art in the age of austerity

Mexico's Fourth Transformation government has drastically cut arts funding and framed contemporary art as elitist, forcing private initiatives to sustain public cultural institutions.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Legacy in Matter: Material Traditions in South American Architecture

South American architecture endures through materials like brick, bamboo, wood, and concrete that persist because they continue to work and remain embedded in construction practices and daily use.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

'A big crisis'

On November 28, with just weeks remaining until the run-off in Chile's presidential election, far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast issued a warning. "To the irregular immigrants in Chile," he said, "I tell you that 103 days remain for you to leave our country voluntarily." Kast ultimately won the election and is expected to be sworn in on March 11. But so far, in the highlands of Chile's most northerly region, the immigrant exodus that some expected has not occurred.
World news
History
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Who Decides What Is Worth Preserving? Power and Heritage in Latin America

Heritage is a community-rooted process linking identity, place, and memory, shaped by contested professional decisions amid inequality and ecological crisis.
Music
fromCN Traveller
2 months ago

"Music is the new gastronomy": How the rise of LatAm music is changing the face of travel

Latin American music is driving tourism and shaping cultural travel experiences in Puerto Rico, Colombia, Mexico and Belize.
#latin-america
#immigration
Philosophy
fromApaonline
2 months ago

Science and Culture in Latin America, Alejo Stark

Scientific knowledge is culturally embedded; Indigenous and colonial practices fundamentally shaped modern science, and values and power influence inquiry.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
4 weeks ago

Remembering Pedro Friedeberg, Thaddeus Mosley, and Liliana Angulo Cortes

The art world lost several influential figures this week, including the inventor of the iconic Hand Chair, a Pittsburgh sculptor, and the director of Colombia's national museum.
World news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Venezuela's exiles in Chile caught between hope and uncertainty

Chilean Venezuelan diaspora celebrated a U.S. operation against Maduro while acknowledging the regime's resilience and the deep migration-driven transformation of Chilean communities.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Pianist Edward Simon's latest work is a journey to Venezuelan homeland

Edward Simon was in his mid-teens when he left his home in Punta Cardon, Venezuela, for good and settled in the United States, driven by his desire to learn about jazz at the source. His quest has taken him to breathtaking creative heights with achievements visible both at home, where the Emeryville pianist and composer is the longest serving member of the SFJAZZ Collective, and abroad, via regular tours throughout Europe.
Music
Film
fromKqed
2 months ago

Colombian Farce 'A Poet' Is a Brilliant Critique of Hypocritical Creatives

A Poet follows failed Colombian writer Oscar Restrepo, a farcical yet uncompromising poet who mentors a promising student, blending gritty satire with comedy and tragedy.
Film
fromMission Local
2 months ago

S.F. poet Alejandro Murguia stars in new documentary, and the Mission gets its close-up

Keeper of the Fire documents Alejandro Murguía and the Mission District's cultural, poetic resistance to anti-immigrant rhetoric and efforts to impose a single national culture.
fromConde Nast Traveler
2 months ago

How the Global Rise of Latin American Music Is Shaping Travel

In the just-named Grammy Album of the Year, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS-which Bad Bunny has declared his " most Puerto Rican album " to date-the supernova reggaetonero painted an evocative portrait of the Caribbean island, while declaring to a whopping 8.6 million listeners: "VOY A LLeVARTE PA PR" (I'm going to bring you to Puerto Rico). And he did. Last year, a record-breaking number of tourists-7,486,000 to be exact-visited Puerto Rico's tropical shores.
Music
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

House in Santiago / S-AR

La Villa de Santiago is a colonial town located 37 kilometers from the city of Monterrey. Every week a large number of visitors come to enjoy the different natural scenarios held in this part of the Sierra Madre Oriental. Rivers, waterfalls and forests are a perfect place to practice canyoning, climbing and trekking. Traditionally many weekend residences and cottages are located here.
Design
Photography
fromColossal
2 months ago

Otherworldly Landscapes and Bolivian Culture Merge in River Claure's Mystical Photos

River Claure's photography blends Bolivian daily life, Indigenous heritage, Christian symbolism, and playful surrealism to explore community, memory, and landscape.
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Sweet thing: a personal look at a photographer's Cuban slavery heritage photo essay

Reconstructing ancestry disrupted by the transatlantic slave trade uses personal and archival materials and sugar as a motif to reclaim a fragmented family history.
Photography
from48 hills
2 months ago

At SFMOMA, Alejandro Cartagena's photographs strike deep community chords - 48 hills

The 'Carpoolers' series documents Monterrey residents riding in pickup truck beds, capturing everyday life and workers amid cartel violence.
fromColossal
1 month ago

Inside the Sacred Valley Ceramics Studio Referencing Ancient Peruvian Practices

It is not about reproducing the past but about engaging in dialogue with it. We apply the same level of care and rigor to all pieces. Many of our utilitarian pieces have a strong sculptural quality, and several of the more artistic works originate from everyday forms and functions. We do not establish rigid boundaries between these categories; all are part of the same vision.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

The Uncertain Future of Colombia's Museum of Memory

In 2011, the Colombian government ordered the creation of a national museum "to achieve the strengthening of the collective memory" around the decades-long armed conflict. That same year, it passed the Victims and Land Restitution Law aimed at providing victims with reparations and justice. More than just a curated collection of objects or artworks, the museum, scheduled to be inaugurated in 2018, was conceived as an archive of the violent civil war.
Arts
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Isla Teja Performance Pavilions / Dum Dum Lab

The proposal is presented as a strategy for territorial and landscape activation in the eastern sector of Isla Teja, in Valdivia, in the stretch between the Architecture building of the Universidad Austral de Chile and the edge of the Rio Calle-Calle. Through the design and construction of three pavilions, the project aims to consolidate this area as a space for walking, pausing, and gathering, incorporating new architectural references that engage with the river landscape and its high ecological value.
Design
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Lotty Rosenfeld Weaponized the Line

Lotty Rosenfeld used repeated minor interventions—transforming traffic markings into crosses—to visibly tally state violence and destabilize authoritarian public space.
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Visions of Venezuela and Cuba From Exile

Otherworldly forms greet you at the entrance to the exhibition, transporting you into a kaleidoscopic, dream-like space. A voice speaks in the background as projected images dance across the forms, animating the space. "It's been really beautiful to see her work come alive, become a landscape ... where you can traverse and kind of get lost," curator Fabiola R. Delgado says of Lisu Vega's "The Uncertain Future of Absence (El Futuro Incierto de la Ausencia)" (2025).
Arts
#beatriz-gonzalez
fromColossal
2 months ago

Regina Silveira Pieces Together an Evolving Narrative of Latin America

Regina Silveira has spent the better part of three decades considering the relationship between media and meaning, particularly as it relates to Latin America. First presented in 1997, "To Be Continued..." features 100 black-and-white reproductions of photos, newspaper clippings, propaganda, advertisements, and more. Silveira nests each image into an oversized puzzle piece, which cuts off faces and scenes to leave fragments of pop culture icons, flora and fauna, and even the occasional mugshot spliced next to one another.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

How Wifredo Lam Made Surrealism More Surreal Than the Surrealists | Artnet News

An exhibition of Wifredo Lam is about as safe a bet as the Museum of Modern Art can place and still plausibly say that it's a bet on expanding the canon. The Cuban artist is one of the most famous painters of the 20th century, featured in almost every single key show about Surrealism. MoMA acquired his famous painting The Jungle in 1946, a few years after he made it.
Arts
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Remembering Beatriz Gonzalez, Arnulf Rainer, and Franco Vaccari

Several prominent art-world figures recently died, including a pioneer of Art Informel, a foundational Latin American painter, curators of coins and textiles, and a museum director.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 months ago

Graciela Iturbide on Risking It All For Life Behind the Camera

Graciela Iturbide's fifty-year black-and-white photography offers a lyrical, mythic vision of Mexico, producing iconic images like La Señora de las Iguanas and international acclaim.
Arts
fromBOOOOOOOM!
2 months ago

Artist Spotlight: Su A Chae

Su A Chae's paintings examine identity and belonging through paradoxical spatial propositions, cultural memory, information asymmetry, and balance framed as active resistance.
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