FORO

The FORO at Pinta Miami 2024 brings together artists, curators, researchers, collectors, and cultural institutions in dialogues that address the challenges of managing initiatives and developing contemporary art projects from Latin America. The program includes presentations of recent publications on the experiences and dynamics of art collecting, as well as conversations on new models of collaboration and management for art institutions, the art market, and interior design. Additionally, there will be a screening of short films and audiovisual proposals by South American artists that establish exchanges between contemporary creation, traditional knowledge, and both ancestral and current technologies.

PROGRAM

Wednesday, Dec. 4,2024

  8:00 PM, EFG Latin American Art Award Ceremony

Jury: Victoria Noorthoorn, Director of the Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires (MAMBA), and Celia Sredni de Birbragher, Director and Editor of ArtNexus.

Thursday, December 5, 2024

3:00–3:50 PM – Actions to Connect Territories

A dialogue on the challenges of management, association-building, and the creation and development of contemporary art initiatives in Latin America.

Speakers:

Bernardo Montoya, President of the Colombian Art Galleries Association and Director of Salón Comunal Gallery (Bogotá, Colombia).

Rafael Torres, Director of the Baburizza Museum and President of the VAC Spaces Association (Valparaíso Contemporary Art, Chile).

Sofía Culzoni, Director of LUOGO (Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina).

Moderator: Giuliana Vidarte.

4:00–4:50 PM – Book Launch: “Ella soy yo” by Ella Fontanals-Cisneros

A book that reflects on Ella Fontanals-Cisneros' experiences as a businesswoman, philanthropist, and collector of modern and Latin American art. It delves into the intricate labyrinth of emotions and the protagonist’s intimate world.

Speaker: 

Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, philanthropist, businesswoman, and collector of Latin American art

Wendy Guerra, writer

5:00–6:00 PM – Weaving the Body into the Earth

Screening of audiovisual projects by Latin American artists featured in the NEXT section.

This selection explores exchanges between contemporary creation and traditional knowledge in South American contexts, addressing the relationship between technology and humanity. Using video clips, performance recordings, and video-performances, the works examine dreams, plant-based healing, and ancestral and contemporary technologies to reflect on the global environmental crisis and the transformations in coexistence among beings, languages, and cultures.

Video Selected:

*Natalia Montoya (Chile, 1994)

Piel de semilla (Seed Skin) (2024) 5'39"
Commissioned by Tramas: Transdisciplinary Laboratory of Intercultural Debates at the Museum of Precolombinan Art of Chile.
Camino a las nubes de plata (Path to the Silver Clouds) (2023) 8'24"

*Ariana Macedo (Peru, 1976)
Soy tierra, soy raíz (2024) – 2’

*Pablo Lincura (Chile, 1987)
Eymi iñchiw (You and Me) ft. House of Abya Yala (2023) – 4’38’’
Üñam (Illegal Romance in Mapuzugun) (2023) – 3’23’’

*Ainelén Bertotti Burket (Argentina, 1994)
Rascacielos (2023) – 9’33’’

Moderator: Giuliana Vidarte.

Friday, December 6, 2024

4:00–5:00 PM – Digital Art Collecting
A conversation about collecting digital artworks in the 21st century.

Speakers:

Maria Sancho-Arroyo, art market expert and adjunct professor at Sotheby’s Institute, New York (USA).

Pablo Rodriguez Fraile, mathematician, economist, investor, and digital art collector.

5:00 PM , NEXT Award

5:00–5:15 PM – Book Launch: “Investment or Passion? A Guide to Navigating the Art Market” by María Sancho-Arroyo

A detailed guide exploring the dynamics of art collecting, the intricacies of sales channels (auctions, galleries, fairs), art as an investment, and the influence of museums on the art market.

5:15-6:15 pm, Cultural Policy as Economic Driver: Integrating Art and Innovation for National Growth

Participants:

Michael Stott, Latin America editor of the Financial Times

Mariana Jasper, Artist, Brand communication expert and co-founder of Alurralde Jasper + Asoc.

Paul Drago, Producer and Vice President for Originals Development, TelevisaUnivision

Alejandra Claros, Secretary-General of CAF Development Bank

Saturday, December 7, 2024

4:00–5:30 PM – Art + Interior Design: A Conversation on Acquiring Art for Interior Design

Drawing from their experiences in acquiring, developing, and supplying artworks for various types of spaces, this group of experts will offer their insights on art and interior design. Topics will include collaboration between artists and designers in interior design projects; acquiring artworks for commercial spaces such as hotels, restaurants, hospitals, and airports; investments in art and market trends; as well as artists' perspectives on the market and the various mediums that define interior design.

Speakers:

Andre Paul Croteu, Founder of Metropolitan Interior Arts.

Luky Cancio, Founder and Director of Cancio Contemporary.

Kaitlyn Carter, Representative of Left Bank Art.

Moderator: Dr. Thelma Lazo-Flores, Dean of Interior Design, Marangoni Institute Miami.