Argentina and Chile are two neighboring South American countries located at 34º00’ S, 64º00’ W and 30º00’ S, 71º00’ W, respectively, over 4000 miles south of New York City. Despite their close geographical proximity, these countries, divided by the Andes Mountains, have marked historical and cultural differences, which inform their creative outputs.

The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) will present for the first time the work of artists from both of these countries as they spend two weeks prior to the opening of the exhibition producing site-specific works in the gallery space that respond to the history and redevelopment of the DUMBO neighborhood. The artists in the show have been brought together to a common ground in Brooklyn as part of this two-week experiment in which they must live and produce work amongst each other. They will document their experience in New York, many for the first time, by creating work that is an immediate interpretation of their sudden exposure to the City. Images of the artists’ previous work can be seen here.

ARTISTS: Eduardo Basualdo (Argentina) Maximo Corvalan (Chile) Cesar Gabler (Chile) Josefina Guilisasti (Chile) Carlos Huffmann (Argentina) Mariana Lopez (Argentina) Valeria Maculan (Argentina) Francisca Sanchez (Chile)

DAC and the curators of Southern Exposure gratefully acknowledge the support of The American Center Foundation – Frederick B. Henry (Chairman), Antoine Schweitzer (Program Manager); Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation; Galería Moro; Marie Elena Angulo; Yona Backer; Mariana Davenport; Lida Geh; Amy Goldrich; Ana Sokoloff; Dean Valentine; and d. yee.