Exhibition On View: April 9–April 29, 2015
Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries, The New School
Opening: April 9, 5:30–8:30 p.m
On April 9 the exhibition Guatemala Después opens at Aronson Gallery with a curator’s tour and a public reception, followed by a panel discussion with the artists Regina José Galindo and Beatriz Cortez as well as with the curators Pablo José Ramirez de León and Emiliano Valdes.
Guatemala Después is a collaborative curatorial project between The New School and Ciudad de la Imaginación that showcases artistic practices that reclaim suspended histories, resurface invisible injustices, and engage in dialogues that relocate our imagination of the present. The exhibition features 12 artist collaboratives and includes such artists as Regina José Galindo, Jessica Kairé, Daniel Hernández-Salazar, and Benvenuto Chavajay, among other artists, activists and academics.
Program for Exhibit Opening on April 9th:
5:30pm: Curator’s Tour by Pablo José Ramírez and Nitin Sawhney, Aronson Gallery, 66 Fifth Ave at 13th St., New York
6pm: Public Reception with wine at Aronson Gallery, co-sponsored by the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center
7pm: Panel Discussion – Guatemala Después: Rethinking the Past, Reimagining the Now
John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center, 63 Fifth Avenue, New York
A panel discussion on the role of contemporary art and curatorial practices in rethinking historical memory and resurfacing invisible justices in the context of Guatemala today. Renowned Guatemalan performance artist Regina José Galindo will be joined by artist-scholar Beatriz Cortéz in conversation with curators Pablo José Ramírez and Emiliano Valdes. The panel will be moderated by Radhika Subramaniam and live streamed.
Guatemala Después is presented by the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, The School of Media Studies, The New School for Public Engagement and Ciudad de la Imaginación (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala).
Stay tuned for other public events related to this exhibition in April: http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/currentExhibitions.aspx?id=107403
- Guatemala Después: Rethinking the Past, Reimagining the Now - March 31, 2015