Beyond the Labyrinth: Art from Latin America and International Currents
Conference

Mexican Cultural Institute
2829 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20009

Wednesday, April 13 at 6:30pm
Free and open to the public
Reservations:cdiaz@instituteofmexicodc.org or (202) 728-1628
www.instituteofmexicodc.org

Marysol Nieves, curator the exhibition, Beyond the Labyrinth: Latin American Art and the FEMSA Collection at the Mexican Cultural Institute, will discuss the development of modern and contemporary art from Latin America in the context of international 20th century vanguards as well as the impact of global based art practices on more recent art from this region

Marysol Nieves is a New York-based independent curator specializing in contemporary and Latin American art. Most recently, she worked in the Latin American Art Department at Sotheby's New York. Prior to that she was Curator of Contemporary Art at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan (2004-06; Director of Visual Arts at the Americas Society (2002-04), New York; and Senior Curator at The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York (1995-2002).  She has organized numerous exhibitions and publications, and is currently editing the forthcoming anthology, Taking AIM! The Business of Being an Artist Today (Fordham University Press, 2011.)