MUAC to host Latin American and Caribbean art symposium

The Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) will host “La potencia de la materia, Hipótesis desde el arte de América Latina y el Caribe,” an event scheduled from November 5 to 7. The symposium features performances, projections, and lectures from prominent artists across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Organized by MUAC through the Helen Escobedo Extraordinary Chair, the Cisneros Institute of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and the UNAM Institute of Aesthetic Research (IIE), the event explores art as a tool for spiritual reconnection and the repair of cultural memories.

Key participants include Brazilian artist Gliceria Tupinambá, who will discuss the recovery of textile and ritual knowledge from Tupinambá mantles held in European museums. Ecuadorian artist Fabiano Kueva will lead listening sessions, while the Argentine duo Faivovich and Goldberg will present research on the historical and political implications of meteorites.