Jan 26, 2000 by M. A. Bello
Picturing Guatemala: Images from the CIRMA Photography Archive, 1870-1997
Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
18 January – 26 March 2000
Two years ago, Fotojornada 98 was a ground-breaking event in Guatemala. From the end of April to mid-June, the Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno became the site for the country’s first photography festival. [...]
Jul 21, 1999 by M. A. Bello
Daniel Hernández: Photographs of Musicians from Guatemala
University Gallery, Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
5-30 July 1999
In the late 1980s, the Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo (INGUAT) launched an ambitious project: to document the country’s traditional music. It would take several years for musicians from various regions of Guatemala to be recorded, interviewed, and photographed [...]
May 26, 1999 by M. A. Bello
Mónica Serra: Despaisajes
Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena, 6a. Calle Final, Zona 10, Guatemala City
19-31 May 1999
Mónica Serra is a Guatemalan abstract painter. She belongs to the country’s younger generation of artists, and she is a leading figure among this group. Her work defies every current national trend. She paints mostly mystical and [...]
Jan 20, 1999 by M. A. Bello
Gods, Spirits and Legends: Twentieth Century Art in El Salvador
El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029
14 November 1998 – 28 February 1999
The title of the current exhibition at El Museo del Barrio in New York — Gods, Spirits and Legends — reflects the tremendous diversity in traditions and visual imagery in [...]
Dec 20, 1997 by M. A. Bello
Luis González Palma: New Work
James Danziger Gallery, 130 Prince St., New York, NY 10012
11 December 1997 – 31 January 1998
Luis González Palma placed Guatemala on the world map of fine art photography almost a decade ago. His large-size exhibition prints are available internationally at galleries in major cities, and his work can be found [...]