SAHA Talks | Ignacio Szmulewicz

SAHA Curatorial Program guest Ignacio Szmulewicz will give a presentation at SAHA Studio on Friday, 17 January 2025 at 6 pm. The presentation will reflect on different tendencies in current Latin American Art, especially those in connection with a critical inquiry on the relationship between mankind and the Earth. By reviewing the history of Latin American art since the mid of the twenty century, he will explore contemporary artists from Chile, Brasil, Puerto Rico, Panama that have questioned modernity, nationality, and the borders of national identities. The talk will submerge in an array of recent curatorial projects, and a particular focus on the exhibition "Lejos, muy lejos", presented at Matucana 100 Cultural Center in 2023.

About Ignacio Szmulewicz: 

Ignacio Szmulewicz is an art historian, curator, and critic based in Santiago of Chile. He is a PhD student of Architecture and Urban Studies at Catholic University. He holds a BA in Art History and Theory from University of Chile, and an MA in Architecture from the Catholic University. He was the Director of the Documentary Center for Visual Arts at the National Center for Contemporary Arts (2017-20) and has published books including "Arte, ciudad y esfera pública en Chile" (Metales Pesados Editions, 2015), "Fuera del cubo blanco" (Metales Pesados Editions, 2012), and "El acantilado de la libertad" (Kultrun Editions, 2015). He was the guest curator of “Bienal en Resistencia" and the curator of “Santuario: arte contemporáneo en Valdivia,” “Lejos, muy lejos,” and “Collective Roadmap." He writes regularly for La Panera Magazine and Artforum.