Excerpt: Carlos Cruz-Diez in conversation with Ariel Jiménez

The following text is an excerpt from the book "Carlos Cruz-Diez in conversation with Ariel Jiménez," published by Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in 2010.

Read Article

The Intimate Boundlessness

in the opening scene of bela tarr's film werckmeister harmonies, the main character valuska enters a pub...

Read Article

Emancipation Without Asking Permission: Prudencia Ayala

Although the concept, genealogy and development of artivism (art + activism) were primarily established in the late 20th century through actions undertaken by artists like Judy Baca...

Read Article

The Appearance of a Ghost

At Seoul Airport, I found myself standing in front of the display window of Louis Vuitton. Drawn (serigraphed) all over the immense extension of the shop window, I saw parallel vertical lines delimited and grouped into sets by squares that multiplied all over the surface of the glass.

Read Article

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...

Read Article

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.

Read Article

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.

Read Article

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...

Read Article

Interview with Andrés Duque

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

Read Article

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...

Read Article

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.

Read Article