Permission To Be Global/Pr谩cticas Globales: Latin American Art from the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection
Dec 04, 2013 - Feb 23, 2014
The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), join forces on the exhibition Permission To Be Global/Pr谩cticas Globales: Latin American Art from the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection, featuring contemporary works by artists from across Latin America. Drawn from the holdings of Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, founder and president of CIFO, the exhibition premieres during Art Basel Miami Beach (December 4-8, 2013) and then travels to the MFA in March of 2014. Incorporating sculpture, painting, photography, video, installation and performance art from 1960 to the present, Permission To Be Global/Pr谩cticas Globales features 61 artists from Central and South America and the Caribbean. Together their works explore what it means 鈥渢o be global,鈥� when free and equal cultural exchange is still limited by the power dynamics of globalization. After years of underrepresentation at home and abroad, many of these artists are now leading the discourse about contemporary art鈥檚 reach across international borders, while still reflecting social and political issues at home. At CIFO, the exhibition will feature more than 80 works, while visitors to the MFA will experience 60 works in the Museum鈥檚 first-ever exhibition dedicated to contemporary Latin American art. Permission To Be Global/Pr谩cticas Globales showcases many artists never before seen in New England, along with new installations and performances inspired by the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection. Permission to be Global/Pr谩cticas Globales is curated by the MFA鈥檚 Jen Mergel, Robert L. Beal, Enid L. Beal and Bruce A. Beal Senior Curator of Contemporary Art and Liz Munsell, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art & MFA Programs, in consultation with Jes煤s Fuenmayor, Director and Chief Curator of CIFO. The exhibition will be on display at the CIFO Art Space in Miami through February 23, 2014 and on view in the Henry and Lois Foster Gallery at the MFA from March 19 through July 13, 2014.
鈥淭he MFA is grateful to Ella Fontanals-Cisneros for sharing works from her renowned collection with our audiences鈥攕he is an extraordinary woman whose foundation has been connecting audiences in the U.S and Europe with seminal art from across Latin America for over a decade,鈥� said Malcolm Rogers, Ann and Graham Gund Director of the MFA. 鈥淭his is an exciting moment, as increased attention to international contemporary art spurs artists and scholars to new heights. We hope that this collaboration will further the MFA鈥檚 efforts to represent the diverse influences of art from across all of the Americas.鈥�
Permission To Be Global/Pr谩cticas Globales focuses not only on the creation of art from Latin America, but also on its reception, locally and internationally. In the early 1960s, many Latin American artists鈥� work addressed social causes in climates of great hostility and repression by military governments that swept the region in the second half of the 20th century. And as the Cold War was fought globally, both the U.S. and U.S.S.R. vied for influence and power in Latin America. However, with the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the struggle between the two world powers abated and neo-liberal capitalism took hold. The ensuing decades saw the extreme acceleration of globalization, with contemporary artists鈥撯�搃ncluding those from across Latin America鈥撯�揷reating a new brand of art that reacted to shifting international power dynamics and exposed issues that had previously not been represented on an international stage.
鈥淭he MFA is grateful to Ella Fontanals-Cisneros for sharing works from her renowned collection with our audiences鈥攕he is an extraordinary woman whose foundation has been connecting audiences in the U.S and Europe with seminal art from across Latin America for over a decade,鈥� said Malcolm Rogers, Ann and Graham Gund Director of the MFA. 鈥淭his is an exciting moment, as increased attention to international contemporary art spurs artists and scholars to new heights. We hope that this collaboration will further the MFA鈥檚 efforts to represent the diverse influences of art from across all of the Americas.鈥�
Permission To Be Global/Pr谩cticas Globales focuses not only on the creation of art from Latin America, but also on its reception, locally and internationally. In the early 1960s, many Latin American artists鈥� work addressed social causes in climates of great hostility and repression by military governments that swept the region in the second half of the 20th century. And as the Cold War was fought globally, both the U.S. and U.S.S.R. vied for influence and power in Latin America. However, with the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the struggle between the two world powers abated and neo-liberal capitalism took hold. The ensuing decades saw the extreme acceleration of globalization, with contemporary artists鈥撯�搃ncluding those from across Latin America鈥撯�揷reating a new brand of art that reacted to shifting international power dynamics and exposed issues that had previously not been represented on an international stage.
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The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), join forces on the exhibition Permission To Be Global/Pr谩cticas Globales: Latin American Art from the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection, featuring contemporary works by artists from across Latin America. Drawn from the holdings of Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, founder and president of CIFO, the exhibition premieres during Art Basel Miami Beach (December 4-8, 2013) and then travels to the MFA in March of 2014. Incorporating sculpture, painting, photography, video, installation and performance art from 1960 to the present, Permission To Be Global/Pr谩cticas Globales features 61 artists from Central and South America and the Caribbean. Together their works explore what it means 鈥渢o be global,鈥� when free and equal cultural exchange is still limited by the power dynamics of globalization. After years of underrepresentation at home and abroad, many of these artists are now leading the discourse about contemporary art鈥檚 reach across international borders, while still reflecting social and political issues at home. At CIFO, the exhibition will feature more than 80 works, while visitors to the MFA will experience 60 works in the Museum鈥檚 first-ever exhibition dedicated to contemporary Latin American art. Permission To Be Global/Pr谩cticas Globales showcases many artists never before seen in New England, along with new installations and performances inspired by the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection. Permission to be Global/Pr谩cticas Globales is curated by the MFA鈥檚 Jen Mergel, Robert L. Beal, Enid L. Beal and Bruce A. Beal Senior Curator of Contemporary Art and Liz Munsell, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art & MFA Programs, in consultation with Jes煤s Fuenmayor, Director and Chief Curator of CIFO. The exhibition will be on display at the CIFO Art Space in Miami through February 23, 2014 and on view in the Henry and Lois Foster Gallery at the MFA from March 19 through July 13, 2014.
鈥淭he MFA is grateful to Ella Fontanals-Cisneros for sharing works from her renowned collection with our audiences鈥攕he is an extraordinary woman whose foundation has been connecting audiences in the U.S and Europe with seminal art from across Latin America for over a decade,鈥� said Malcolm Rogers, Ann and Graham Gund Director of the MFA. 鈥淭his is an exciting moment, as increased attention to international contemporary art spurs artists and scholars to new heights. We hope that this collaboration will further the MFA鈥檚 efforts to represent the diverse influences of art from across all of the Americas.鈥�
Permission To Be Global/Pr谩cticas Globales focuses not only on the creation of art from Latin America, but also on its reception, locally and internationally. In the early 1960s, many Latin American artists鈥� work addressed social causes in climates of great hostility and repression by military governments that swept the region in the second half of the 20th century. And as the Cold War was fought globally, both the U.S. and U.S.S.R. vied for influence and power in Latin America. However, with the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the struggle between the two world powers abated and neo-liberal capitalism took hold. The ensuing decades saw the extreme acceleration of globalization, with contemporary artists鈥撯�搃ncluding those from across Latin America鈥撯�揷reating a new brand of art that reacted to shifting international power dynamics and exposed issues that had previously not been represented on an international stage.
鈥淭he MFA is grateful to Ella Fontanals-Cisneros for sharing works from her renowned collection with our audiences鈥攕he is an extraordinary woman whose foundation has been connecting audiences in the U.S and Europe with seminal art from across Latin America for over a decade,鈥� said Malcolm Rogers, Ann and Graham Gund Director of the MFA. 鈥淭his is an exciting moment, as increased attention to international contemporary art spurs artists and scholars to new heights. We hope that this collaboration will further the MFA鈥檚 efforts to represent the diverse influences of art from across all of the Americas.鈥�
Permission To Be Global/Pr谩cticas Globales focuses not only on the creation of art from Latin America, but also on its reception, locally and internationally. In the early 1960s, many Latin American artists鈥� work addressed social causes in climates of great hostility and repression by military governments that swept the region in the second half of the 20th century. And as the Cold War was fought globally, both the U.S. and U.S.S.R. vied for influence and power in Latin America. However, with the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the struggle between the two world powers abated and neo-liberal capitalism took hold. The ensuing decades saw the extreme acceleration of globalization, with contemporary artists鈥撯�搃ncluding those from across Latin America鈥撯�揷reating a new brand of art that reacted to shifting international power dynamics and exposed issues that had previously not been represented on an international stage.
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