Carlos Martiel

Friday, Feb 9
6-8 pm

A showcase of films by artists from Brazil, Cuba, Barbados, and Jamaica assembled together not as an answer to the question raised by the book, Where is Africa, but with the understanding that the title and content of the book open up even more paths and questions. These paths might lead us to the poetic dimension that resides in the existence of Black bodies and lives. To the dynamics of the presence of life, intelligence, and multiple forms of collective maintenance. To affective networks, to link and unlinkings.

Artists: Rafael RG, Alberta Whittle, Tiago Sant’Ana, Carlos Martiel, Gê Viana and lagor Peres, Simon Benjamin, Ayrson Heráclito and Lula Buarque de Hollanda.

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Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA) | 225 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011.

Du 29.05.2022 au 17.07.2022

Trilogie de cendres est une exposition pensée en trois temps à partir de la collection du FRAC Pays de la Loire.

L’exposition regroupe 63 artistes, 89 œuvres dont 74 de la collection du Frac et 10 artistes invité·es. Elle propose une réflexion à entrées multiples sur ce qui fait foyer à travers les notions d’identité, de langage et de mémoire se rapportant aux individus comme aux dynamiques collectives. Conçue par Marion Duquerroy et Thomas Fort, et accompagnée par les étudiant•es de la licence Histoire de l’art de l’UCO d’Angers, elle est complétée par un programme de rencontres et de performances.

Ce deuxième volet s’intéresse aux questions sociales et politiques (cartes et géographie, genres et marges, clichés et stéréotypes). Les identités et communautés se manifestent (Soufiane Ababri, Georges Tony Stoll ou Andy Warhol), et l’Histoire s’embrase à travers l’impact persistant des régimes coloniaux (Carlos Martiel, Kara Walker ou Truong Cong Tung).

Artist:
Soufiane Ababri, Francis Alÿs, Leonor Antunes, Babi Badalov, Becky Beasley, Richard Billingham, Karla Black, Peter Briggs, Damien Cadio, Miriam Cahn, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Béatrice Dacher, Richard Deacon, Jeremy Deller, Rineke Dijkstra, Thea Djordjadze, Jason Dodge, Hubert Duprat, Léuli Eshrāghi, Patrick Faigenbaum, Herlyng Ferla, Bernard Frize, Leah Gordon, Mona Hatoum, Noritochi Hirakawa, Edi Hila, Rebecca Horn, Ann Veronica Janssens, Sarah Jones, Hiwa K, Johannes Kahrs, Melike Kara, Koo Jeong A, Jiri Kovanda, Maria Lassnig, Marie Lund & Nina Beier, Teresa Margolles, Carlos Martiel, Josephine Meckseper, Thao Nguyễn Phan, Damir Očko, Gabriel Orozco, Bill Owens, gina pane, Eric Poitevin, Richard Prince, Vandy Rattana, Jimmy Robert, Khvay Samnang, Chris Shaw, Lucy Skaer, Michael E. Smith, Georges Tony Stoll, Stéphane Tidet, Thu-Van Tran, Truong Cong Tung, Luc Tuymans, Kara Walker, Andy Warhol, Boyd Webb.

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Frac des Pays de la Loire | 24 bis Boulevard Ampère, 44470, Carquefou.

The godmother of performance art guest-edits the Document section of our new issue, devoting its pages to the performance artists of the future – all of whom have learnt from her processes and drawn from her legacy.

Performance artist Carlos Martiel uses his body to address the lived experience of the Black male body. Born in Cuba, where he graduated from the San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts, he now splits his time between New York and Havana. Here, he chose to have the following interview, first published in Hypermedia magazine, translated into English. His interviewer is the Cuban-American artist, writer and curator Coco Fusco, who has also used her body to confront racial representation and colonial legacies. Together, the artists talk about the origins of Martiel’s family, his interest in blood as an expressive material, and his sculptural focus in performance.

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Another Magazine

By Siddhartha Mitter

Two major foundations have joined forces to make unrestricted cash grants to artists of Latin American or Caribbean descent born or living in the United States.

The venture, the Latinx Artist Fellowships, is backed by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Ford Foundation, and aims to redress imbalances in national funding patterns while highlighting the range of these artists’ work and its cultural contribution.

The first 15 fellows, announced Monday, will each receive $50,000. Over five years, 75 artists will receive $3.75 million, with further support planned for museums and academic projects.

The fellows include artists at different stages in their career, from the 84-year-old Celia Álvarez Muñoz to established figures like Coco Fusco and Elia Alba, midcareer artists like Carolina Caycedo and rafa esparza, and younger artists like Carlos Martiel.

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The New York Times