If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may see it online.       Forward to a Friend      Leave our list Visual Arts at Americas Society Americas Society  ¦  680 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065  ¦  www.americas-society.org Conversation (in Spanish with English translation) Vis-à-vis: Javier Téllez and Doris Salcedo Consecutive translation by editor Monica de la Torre Monday, March 22 6:00 pm Free admission In this conversation, part of the Vis-à-vis Series: Dialogues between Artists, Curators, and Critics from the Western Hemisphere, Téllez and Salcedo will discuss their work, artistic visions, and other relevant issues to contemporary art and culture. Doris Salcedo was born in 1958 in Bogota, Colombia; where she continues to live and work. Salcedo is one of the most internationally reputed contemporary artists, her work has been seen in solo and group exhibitions around the world, including: Tate Gallery, London (2007); Museu Serralves, Porto (2006); 8th Istanbul Biennial (2003); Documenta XI, Kassel (2002); the Museum of Modern Art, New York (1999) and the XXIV Bienal de São Paulo (1998) amongst many others. Salcedo received a grant from the Penny McCall Foundation in 1993, and a Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Grant in 1995. Javier Téllez was born in Valencia, Venezuela, in 1969, and currently lives and works in New York. A key and respected figure in the contemporary art world, Téllez's work has been shown at solo and group exhibitions including: Whitney Biennial, New York (2008); Baltic Art Centre, Visby, Sweden (2007); Aspen Art Museum (2006); The Power Plant Gallery, Toronto (2005); Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York (2005); Bienal Iberoamericana de Lima, Peru (2002); and the 49th Venice Biennale (2001). Reservations required. Americas Society Members: Reserve today at membersres@americas-society.org Non-Members: Reservations are open. Reserve online now. The Visual Arts program is supported, in part, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. back to top Current exhibition March 2 - April 30, 2010 Curated by Gabriela Rangel and José Luis Blondet Americas Society 680 Park Avenue at 68th Street New York, NY 10065 Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 12-6 pm www.americas-society.org Marta Minujín: MINUCODEs revisits an earlier project by the Argentine artist, held in 1968 at the Americas Society, then known as the Center for Inter-American Relations (CIAR). Minujín collected social data through a series of cocktail parties that were attended by people who responded to a series of questionnaires the artist posted in the press. Drawing on methods used in happenings and cinema verité, Minujín staged an immersive electronic environment in the CIAR gallery using footage from the cocktail parties, installing a series of light and sound shows created by selected party guests in an adjacent room. Upcoming Public Programs Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 6:00 pm Lecture: Media a la Minujín: some notes Speakers: Judi Rodenbeck (Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art, Sarah Lawrence College) and Jose Luis Blondet (co-curator, MINUCODEs) Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 6:00 pm Panel discussion: The world is so boring Speakers: Alexander Alberro (Virginia Bloedel Wright Associate Professor of Art History, Barnard College, Columbia University), Carolee Schneemann (artist), Jenni Sorkin (Faculty and Graduate Committee, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College). Moderated by Gabriela Rangel (co-curator, MINUCODEs) Programs in conjunction with the exhibition Marta Minujín: MINUCODEs. Americas Society and Pinta Art co-present Marta Minujín: MINUCODEs. We gratefully acknowledge Erica Roberts, Fundación Exportar, Mario and Lilian Rodero, and Alejandro Quentin for their generous support, which helps make this exhibition possible. In-kind support is graciously provided by Dirección General de Asuntos Culturales del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto, República Argentina, the Consulate General of Argentina in New York, and Fundación Espigas. In-kind support for the public programs has been graciously provided by University of Pittsburg Press, the Mexican Cultural Institute of New York and Alexander and Bonin Gallery. The Visual Arts Program is also supported in part with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. back to top Culture Programs Reservations Americas Society Members - Reserve your FREE tickets today for guaranteed admission to our culture programs this season and Members-only Meet-the-Artist receptions! Email membersres@americas-society.org or call (212) 277 8359 ext. 4. Not yet a Member? Don't be left out! Join today to guarantee your free admission to our culture programs. Learn more about member benefits, and email membership@americas-society.org, or call (212) 277 8359 ext. 4 to join. Non-Members Admission - Limited seating will be available approximately five business days prior to each Culture program on a first-come, first-served basis. Please visit our events calendar for registration information. Location and Hours All our culture programs are free, open to the public, and take place at Americas Society, unless noted. We are located at 680 Park Avenue at 68th Street in New York City. To arrive by public transportation, take the 6 train to 68th Street / Hunter College. Map. For wheelchair access, kindly call in advance. Gallery hours are Wednesdays to Saturdays from 12 pm to 6 pm. For more information, visit www.americas-society.org. If you have questions or comments, please email us at culture@americas-society.org. Mailing List Use these links to Join our Culture Email List, Leave our Culture Email List or Change your Email Address. Forward this email to a friend. The Americas Society/Council of the Americas does not share your information with third parties. About Americas Society Americas Society is the premier forum dedicated to education, debate and dialogue in the Americas. Our mission is to foster an understanding of the contemporary political, social and economic issues confronting Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage of the Americas and the importance of the inter-American relationship. Image captions: (left) Doris Salcedo. Installation: Doris Salcedo. November 22, 2008 - January 3, 2009, Alexander and Bonin, New York. Photo: Jason Mandella. Courtesy of the artist and Alexander and Bonin Gallery.(right) Javier Téllez. Caligari und der Schlafwandler (Caligari and the Sleepwalker). 2008. Still from super 16mm film transferred to high-definition video. Comissioned by Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich. Minucode by Marta Minujín. 1968. Center for Inter-American Relations - Americas Society.