Notes on Contemporary Venezuelan Art in Exile

Traditionally, Venezuela has not been a country of emigrants, but rather one that has welcomed those from beyond its borders...

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The Modernism of Roberto Burle Marx

Or the Importance of Memory for Imagining the Future

In her article, Luisa Valle suggests that Roberto Burle Marx's gardens serve as "an important and timely reminder of the entanglement of culture and nature in Brazil" that has existed throughout the country's history.

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Remembering Sofía Imber

Patty Cisneros, founder of the CPPC, talks about Venezuelan Sofia Imber, a renowned cultural figure who was also her friend and mentor.

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Excerpt: Jac Leirner in conversation with Adele Nelson

The following text is an excerpt from the book Jac Leirner in conversation with Adele Nelson, published by Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in 2011...

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Interview with Andrés Duque

Artist Ángela Bonadies talks to filmmaker Andrés Duque about the intuitive, spontaneous process that shapes his films.

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Flipping Through Portadores de sentido

On the occasion of the exhibition Portadores de sentido – Contemporary Art from the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros at the Museo Amparo in Puebla, Mexico (February–July 2019), the CPPC published a catalogue...

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Discusiones 5

When Computational Devices are Used for the Visual Arts

In his article “When Computational Devices are Used for the Visual Arts” Augusto Gerardi cites a seminal exhibition of computer-generated art in Caracas curated by German philosopher and information theorist Max Bense. Opened in 1974, the show was one of the first instances in which the creative capacity of computers was explored and cybernetics was introduced into the field of art.

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Interview with Luis Ospina

In this interview, the artist Ángela Bonadies talks with Colombian filmmaker Luis Ospina about "pornomiseria," a term he coined, as a resource that some filmmakers practice with "a mix of committed exoticism and adventurous tourism" to speculate on and exploit poverty to attract audiences.

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Donation to the Fundación Reina Sofía

Generational diversity and a spectrum of artistic practices

To Change Everything, All You Need Is a Body

Clementina Suárez (1902–1991) was one of the primary agitators, catalysts and motivators behind the contemporary Honduran and Central American art scene...

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Alejandro Paz Navas talks about his work