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Inside the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros

September 15, 2014

Hybrid Objects

Curator Jorge Rivas shows examples of "butaca" chairs from the collection. He traces their evolution from indigenous origins to hybridized forms reflecting the influence of multiple cultures.

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August 15, 2014

Unpacking a Voyage...

El Tigre Productions

Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy explores Lothar Baumgarten's work "A Voyage or 'With the MS Remscheid on the Amazon' or the Account of a Voyage Under the Stars of the Refrigerator."

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May 18, 2014

What was the role of an artist in colonial Venezuela?

El Tigre Productions

Curator Jorge Rivas guides us through the diverse works of artist Juan Pedro López. Rivas discusses the role of the artist in 18th Century Venezuela illustrating how differently an artist was perceived then than now.

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May 16, 2014

When does a viewer become an artist?

El Tigre Productions

CPPC Director Gabriel Perez-Barreiro discusses three ways in which 20th Century Latin American artists have explored the theme of viewer participation in their artworks.

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Hybrid Objects

Unpacking a Voyage...

What was the role of an artist in colonial Venezuela?

When does a viewer become an artist?

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