Re-immersions in Surrealism
Trans – Europe Column By Nekane Aramburu “When I die, I will never be able to keep silent again”. —Jean Cocteau Tanning D. Birthday, 1942. Oil on canvas, 102.2 × 64.8 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia. 125th Anniversary Acquisition. Purchased with funds contributed by C. K. Williams, II, 1999. INV. No. 1999-50-1. © Dorothéa […]
Curating as Resistance: In conversation with Mane Adaro
Situated Practices, Feminist Archives, and Bodies in Struggle By Kekena Corvalán In conversation with Kekena Corvalan for The Unruled Column, Mane Adaro reflects on her curatorial path, noting that her entry into the field wasn’t just through formal training but through her art and photography practice. She sees curating as a dynamic process of learning […]
Laylah Ali and Eva Lin Fahey Solo Shows
By Dominick Lombardi “Is anything the matter? Drawings by Laylah Ali” University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst, Massachusetts The fact that Laylah Ali’s art is as mysterious as it is profound, the 100-plus drawings and mixed-media works in this exhibition have serious reverberations that extend well beyond their scale. The time period of the works […]
Feminist Curatorship. A conversation with Katya Cazar
By Kekena Corvalán Katya Cazar is one of Ecuador’s most influential curators and cultural managers. Over the years, she has carved out a career that bridges curatorial practice, art history, and feminist theory. Her commitment to a more inclusive and equitable art world has driven numerous projects that focus on amplifying the voices of women […]
To Migrate, Re-exist, and Embroider the Future
Yasodari Sánchez in Conversation with Rocío Cárdenas” By Rocío Cárdenas In the Riverbed / Yasodari Sánchez MARCO Museum of Contemporary ArtMty. NL. May 31–September 1, 2024. RC: Rocío Cárdenas YS: Yasodari Sánchez RC: How does your work with Central American and Indigenous migrant communities contribute to resisting oppression? YS: I have always believed that art […]
Study for the Restoration of a Profile. Ana Gallardo at Ruth Benzacar Gallery
Buenos Aires, February 2025. By Kekena Corvalán. View ¨Study for the Restoration of a Profile¨ Ana Gallardo, Ruth Benzacar Gallery. Once again, from the complete and coherent vitality of her artistic practice, Ana poses a double question that permeates the discussions that most challenge us: What subjects should art address? This is related to another […]
Have A Good One!
WhiteBox SIP Exhibition Project By Kaylie Pykkonen The art you’re looking for is right in front of you. Yasmeen Abdallah. Tea Vines. Assorted tea, yarn, fabric, circular hoops, Variable dimensions. 2015-ongoing. Photo credit: Kaylie Pykkonen Walking into a bodega to grab a snack or a quick coffee is an everyday experience for many New Yorkers. […]
Body, Bodies, Physical Bodies
Spoken Portraits Column. By Daniel Santiago Salguero 1985 – 2085, installation, performance. Daniel Santiago Salguero. Artecámara, Bogotá, 2009. Photo archive DSS. Notes on the work of Daniel Santiago Salguero by Daniel Santiago Salguero in first person, viewing the body as an issue. In a way, everything photographic is an exercise (in itself) of the body […]
We Will Not Say Goodbye Even If the Road Darkens
Exhibition of Women at the Municipal Museum of Modern Art in Cuenca, Ecuador Curated by Kekena Corvalan Curator Kekena Corbalan and La emancipada Collectiva Organized by La Emancipada (The Emancipated), a collective based in Quito composed of Tania Lombeida Miño, Lbel Lara Pazmiño, and Pamela Pazmiño Vernaza, a new edition of the Ecuadorian Art and […]
Conjunction, Time, and Cosmogony.
A Retrospective Exhibition of Roma Blanco. Curator Nekane Aramburu The Museum of Contemporary Art of Salta presents Conjunction, Time, and Cosmogony, a retrospective exhibition of Roma Blanco. The exhibition showcases her work from major series, such as Pharmakon (2010), to her current Essays and Studies. Under the curation of Nekane Aramburu, an art historian and […]
