Artists Quisqueya Henríquez and Liset Castillo, and curators Gabriela Rangel and Amy Rosenblum Martin.

Moderated by Holly Block, Director of The Bronx Museum of the Arts

Instead of showing the popular made-for-export representations from the Caribbean, Quisqueya Henríquez’s performances and photographs scrutinize the places and the environment that reflect deeper social issues. Yet, Henríquez’s work is very much informed by the Caribbean as a polymorphic cultural area where critiques to colonial power and any form of Orientalism were formulated. A growing number of artists such as Henríquez as well as Liset Castillo have taken the task to challenge ingrained stereotypes and reductive essentialisms. Members of this panel will discuss the culture of the Caribbean at large including the role of cities such as Miami or La Habana within this narrative.

Exhibition Opening Beginning with a Bang! From Confrontation to Intimacy is an exhibition that maps the historical scenario of specific breakthroughs in contemporary art in 1960s Buenos Aires. It includes documents by Eduardo Costa, Raúl Escari, Alberto Greco, Roberto Jacoby, Oscar Masotta, Marta Minujín, and Federico Manuel Peralta Ramos, among others; as well as works by contemporary artists: Marina De Caro, Ana Gallardo, Graciela Hasper, Roberto Jacoby and Syd Krochmalny, Fabio Kacero (in collaboration with Union Gaucha), Fernanda Laguna, Patricio Larrambebere, Eduardo Navarro, Leandro Tartaglia and Judi Werthein. A full calendar of public programs will follow the exhibition

Curatorial Dialogue Victoria Noorthoorn discusses her curatorial vision and participates in a panel with the artists. Moderated by Daniel Quiles.