Madrid, 28 (EFE) .- Latin America pounding in the XXXIV International Contemporary Art Fair, ARCO, with Colombia as a powerful guest and doubled the presence of gallery owners, many of whom shared with Efe his sentiment is “good “or” very good “this year which ends tomorrow.
A hunch that had since the beginning of the fair ARCO director Carlos Urroz, who spent five years at the helm of this artistic souk and for whom the prospect to “link” the trade with Latin America has a “high” and act as a “bridge” to Europe, he told Efe.
“It is noticing the emphasis on the Latin American and climate (from business) is better than in 2014, “he told Efe the founder of the Brazilian Dan Gallery, Peter Cohn, who brought a dozen works by artists of the school of concrete and constructivist art. Cohn estimated to have increased sales from “25% to 30%.”
“up to 40%” estimated, meanwhile, the owner of the Portuguese 3 + 1 Contemporary Art- Ranea, Jorge Viegas, yours will increase. And it seemed countersign the presence of multiple red dots next to the already acquired works.
With a “30%” over sales for the Baró Lagos Marcia Brazil this year is “very good” while for his compatriot Anita Schwartz
And “quite well” presents “good with many expectations.” Luciano Brito, committee member ARCO, featuring works by Marina Abramovic, Fernando Zarif or Regina Silveira, while they are “happy” in Portuguese Mario Sequeria gallery dedicated exclusively to labored Julian Opie.
“good” also qualifies Estela Totah, the Infinity Arts Argentina, its ninth experience in ARCO , which comes with a sample of all the artists of “kinetic group” of their country.
The same expectations Isabel showed Chilean and Argentine Jorge Aimat Mara and Rolf Art, debuting at ARCO.
At the opposite extreme is the Portuguese Carlos Carvalho who was going to “regular”. “Things, though small,” Filomena sells fellow Suares, who detects a tendency to favor Latin American art collector in your region.
“Latin America in ARCO” was the guest of honor in 2007, fourteen countries represented at the fair, in 2005 the sole protagonist was Mexico, in 2008 Brazil and now Colombia.
And his presence in this issue generated a call effect nine other Latin American countries, which together with Colombia, contributed 47 of the 218 galleries at the overall program and the SoloProyects and Opening sections. Portugal, meanwhile, contributed a dozen booths.
The largest deployment was conducted by Brazil (13), followed by Colombia (10), Argentina (7), Chile (5), Mexico (4) Peru (3), Dominican Republic (2) and with Panama, Guatemala and Ecuador.
The commitment to internationalization of ARCO (71% of the 218 galleries are foreign) to exist with personality in the global forest art fairs happens naturally by America.
The head of the University Museum of Contemporary Art-UNAM in Mexico, Cuauhtémoc Medina, curator thinks he sees “an effort in that direction” and considers it important to ensure continuity of Latin American galleries at ARCO.
In addition, Medina says Efe, although it is still “premature” to value it, there has been a phenomenon of internationalization of art “in order quickly “that left everyone” shocked “and has been at all levels, both as a museum and curatorial merchant.
The Latin is one of the” hearts “of” global art market ” emerged in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century, according to Medina, and anticipates that the “phenomenon” will be studied in the history of art.
And ARCO, he adds, is “an essential platform in the process” . Affirmation that shares the curator Lucia Sanroman, co-director of the US #SoloProjects Irene Hofmann, in a section devoted to Latin American artistic production.
“Being in ARCO is very interesting, gives us visibility and is a platform to Europe, “said Sanromán Efe.
And it’s” a meeting place “for professionals in Latin America, with business meetings and public forums closed door, Efe added until Deputy Commissioner little Latin American art for the Tate Moderm Jose Roca.
This great interest and demand for Latin American art is something that Roca notes in the last five years, with Brazil and Mexico as “spearhead” followed by Argentina, Colombia (“a power in symbolic material,” he says), Peru and Chile.
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