ESTE ARTE 2025
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Sunday, January 5
Monday, January 6
Tuesday, January 7
5-10 pm
PAVILION VIK
Ruta 10, Km 182,5
José Ignacio, Uruguay
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Sunday, January 5
Monday, January 6
Tuesday, January 7
5-10 pm
PAVILION VIK
Ruta 10, Km 182,5
José Ignacio, Uruguay
Marcela Guerrero, DeMartini Family Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art
In conversation with Laura Bardier, Director, ESTE ARTE.
Presented by César Escandarani, CEO, Planet Partners.
In Spanish, without translation.
By invitation only.
With the support of LeMont.
Fabian Burgos, Artist
In conversation with Gabriela Castellani, Collector, and Paula Santillán, Director, CIRCA
In Spanish, without translation.
Open to the public.
Booth walkthrough with artist Federico Lanzi.
In Spanish, without translation.
Open to the public.
Booth walkthrough with artist Esteban Pastorino.
In Spanish, without translation.
Open to the public.
ESTE ARTE awards the second Premio Laetitia. The statuette of this prestigious award has been designed on this occasion by artist Martin Pelenur.
In Spanish, without translation.
Open to the public.
Eduardo Cardozo, Artist
In conversation with Martín Castillo, Director, Galería SUR
In Spanish, without translation.
Open to the public.
Francisca Maya, Artist
Meram Saá, Artist
María Maggiori, Artist
In conversation with Mercedes Sader and Patricia Fernández Graña, co-directors, of Black Gallery.
In Spanish, without translation.
Open to the public.
Meruro Washida, Director, Towada Art Center
In conversation with Laura Bardier, Director, ESTE ARTE
In English, without translation.
Open to the public.
With the support of Uruguay XXI.
Booth walkthrough with the artist Lorenzo Moya.
In Spanish, without translation.
Open to the public.
Booth walkthrough with artist Daniel Stroomer a.k.a. nasepop
In conversation with Eugenio Ottolenghi, Director, OTTO Galería
In Spanish, without translation.
Open to the public.
Liliana Porter, Artist
Ana Tiscornia, Artist
In conversation with Pablo León de la Barra, Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
In collaboration with La Fundación Cervieri Monsuárez
In Spanish, without translation.
Open to the public.
Presented by María José Martabit, CEO, Theodora AI and Laura Bardier, Director, ESTE ARTE.
We are thrilled to announce that ESTE ARTE and THEODORA AI have partnered to launch the Premio Theodora, a groundbreaking commission award promoting the ethical integration of Artificial Intelligence in arts.
In Spanish, without translation.
Open to the public.
With the support of Theodora AI.
Open to the public.
Isabel Aninat, Director, Galería Aninat
Followed by a booth walkthrough with artist Catalina Swinburn
In Spanish, without translation.
Open to the public.
Booth walkthrough with artist Gimena Macri
In Spanish, without translation.
By invitation only.
Frances Morris, Director Emeritus, Tate Modern
In conversation with Laura Bardier, Director, ESTE ARTE
Introduction by Verónica Flom, Director, Fundación Ama Amoedo
Presented by Ama Amoedo, collector and philanthropist
In collaboration with Fundación Ama Amoedo.
In English and Spanish, without translation.
Booth walkthrough with the artist Ernesto Carozzo.
In Spanish, without translation.
Open to the public.
6:10—6:50 PM
Deck, Pavilion VIK
Open to the public.
Fernanda Gutiérrez, Artist
Sebastián Leyton, Artist
In conversation with Daniela Claro, Director, Galería Espacio O
In Spanish, without translation.
Túlio Pinto, Artist
In conversation with César Escandarani, CEO, Planet Partners
In Spanish and Portuguese, without translation.
Open to the public.
Presented by Fabio Kreplak, CEO, Mirabaud Uruguay
In the presence of the award jury
Renaud Proch, Director, ICI - Independent Curator International
Sergio Cantarovici, Collector
Ines Etchebarne, Fondo Nacional de las Artes
In Spanish without translation.
By invitation only.
With the support of Mirabaud.
Documentary that spans the 70-year career of Takis, the Greek sculptor known for exploring magnetism, light, and sound.
In English, without translation.
Open to the public.
8 – 9 pm
ESTE FOCUS | The Uruguayan Pavilion at the 60th International Biennale di Venezia
Eduardo Cardozo, artist (Montevideo)
Elisa Valerio, curator and coordinator at ESTE ARTE (Montevideo)
Álvaro Zinno, collaborator (Montevideo)
In conversation with María Frick, director, Insituto Nacional de Artes Visuales, DNC-MEC
This program will be held in Spanish, without translation
7 – 8 pm
ESTE CHARLA | About the Art System
Sharon Lerner, directora, Museo MALI (Lima)
Moderated by Maru Vidal, directora, Centro de Exposiciones Subte (Montevideo)
This program will be held in spanish, without translation
6 – 7 pm
ESTE FOCUS | About good practices
Guillermo García Cruz, artist (Montevideo)
Bruna Truffa, artist (Santiago)
Moderated by Veronica Flom, director, Fundación Ama Amoedo
This program will be held in Spanish, without translation
6 – 7 pm
ESTE 360 | Free Guided Tour
with Mercedes Pérez Bergliaffa
5.30 – 6 pm
ESTE PREMIA | Don Baez Acquisition Award de ESTE ARTE
12 pm – 1 pm
ESTE VISITA | Walden Naturae
Calle de los Cerillos, 20498, Garzón
Departamento de Maldonado
11 am – 12 pm
ESTE VISITA | Black Gallery
Paso del Sauce, 20401 Garzón
Departamento de Maldonado
8 – 9 pm
ESTE FOCUS | About El Buen Salvaje
Pablo Uribe, artist
Diego Focaccio, artist
Moderated by Nicolás Branca, editor, El Buen Salvaje Ediciones
This program will be held in spanish, without translation.
7 – 8 pm
ESTE CHARLA | Everything you wanted to know about indigenous art and didn't dare to ask
Candice Hopkins, director, Forge Project (Taghkanic)
Moderated by José López Mazz, anthorpologist, Universidad de la República (Montevideo)
This program will be held in english, with translation.
6 – 7 pm
ESTE FOCUS | About Non Onan Shinan
Chonon Bensho, artist (Ucayali)
in conversation with Pedro Favaron, researcher, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (Lima)
This program will be held in Spanish, without translation.
6 – 7 pm
ESTE 360 | Free Guided Tour
with Mercedes Pérez Bergliaffa
11 am – 12 pm
ESTE VISITA | Galería del Paseo
Ruta 10km 164, Manantiales
7 – 8 pm
ESTE CHARLA | Heritage and cultural fusions
Hoor al Qasimi, director, Sharhaj Art Foundation (Sharjah)
Halona Norton-Westbrook, director, Honolulu Museum of Art (Honolulu)
Moderated by Hugo Achugar, Emeritus Professor, Univeristy of Miami (Miami)
This program will be held in English, with translation
6 – 7 pm
ESTE 360 | Free Guided Tour
with Mercedes Pérez Bergliaffa
6 – 7 pm | ESTE PREMIA | Award Ceremony
First Laetitia Philanthropy Award of ESTE ARTE
Honored Ama Amoedo, Fundación Ama Amoedo
Beatríz Argimón, vice president of Uruguay, will present the award
The award was designed by the artist Guadalupe Ayala
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Sunday, January 7
Monday, January 8
Tuesday, January 9
5 – 10 pm
PAVILION VIK
Ruta 10, Km 182,5
José Ignacio, Uruguay
ESTE TERTULIA | PRIVATE EVENT
Courtney Martin, Director, YALE Center for the British Art (New Haven)
In conversation with Laura Bardier, director and founder, ESTE ARTE Cultural Summit & Art Fair
We are especially grateful to AURA for their support
8-9 pm | ESTE FOCUS | Seeing Sound: Barbara London
Barbara London, curator
In conversation with Leonardo Secco, researcher at the Universidad Católica del Uruguay
With the collaboration of ARCA International Film Festival and Universidad Católica del Uruguay. This activity will be held in English, without translation.
6.30-7.30 pm | ESTE FOCUS | Pati Fernández and Juanito Conte
Pati Fernández, artist
Juanito Conte, artist
Moderated by Elisa Valerio, ESTE ARTE
This activity will be held in Spanish, without translation.
8-9 pm | ESTE FOCUS | Curating Beyond Mainstream: Joanna Warsza
Joanna Warsza, curator
In conversation with Adriana Rostovsky, architect and artist
With the collaboration of Uruguay XXI. This activity will be held in English, without translation.
6.30-7.30 pm | ESTE FOCUS | Azul Caverna and Pedro Tyler
Azul Caverna, artist
Pedro Tyler, artist
Moderated by Fabián Muro, journalist of El País (Uruguay)
This activity will be held in Spanish, without translation.
8-9 pm | ESTE FOCUS | The 59th Venice Biennale: Cecilia Alemani
Cecilia Alemani, Artistic Director of the 59th Venice Biennale
In conversation with Laura Bardier, Director of ESTE ARTE
With the collaboration of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura a Montevideo. This activity will be held in English, without translation.
6.30-7.30 pm | ESTE CHARLA | Unexpected Art Hubs
Jenny Moore, curator, and former director of Chinati Foundation, Texas
Veronica Flom, Director of the Fundación Ama Amoedo, José Ignacio
Moderated by Camila Pose, curator
With the collaboration of the Ama Amoedo Foundation. This activity will be held in Spanish and English, with translation.
Leticia Almeida, artist (Uruguay)
Fernando López Lage, artist (Uruguay)
Guido Iafigliola, artist (Uruguay)
Modera Alejandra Pintos, journalist (Uruguay)
Introduced by Daniela Bluth, director of Galería (Uruguay)
Gerardo Goldwasser, artist (Uruguay)
Pablo Uribe, curator (Uruguay)
Laura Malosetti Costa, curator (Uruguay)
Introduced by Silvana Bergson, coordinator of Instituto Nacional de Artes Visuales (INAV)
CCD - Creative Cluster Development
Calle Juan Díaz de Solís 630, Punta Del Este, Uruguay
Patricia Bentancur, artist (Uruguay)
Daniel Orson Ybarra, artist (Uruguay)
In conversation with João Varella, editor & director of Banca Tatuí (Brazil)
Presented by Galería Zielinsky and BOSCALT
Mercedes Sader, director of ARCA IFF (Uruguay)
Sebastian Bednarik, executive director of ARCA IFF (Uruguay)
Clemente Padín, artist (Uruguay)
Introduced by Silvia Listur, director of Colección García Uriburu
Renate Graf, artist (Austria)
In conversation with
Oscar Bonilla, photographer (Uruguay)
Introduced by Reginart Collections
Presented by DKS & SANCOR Seguros