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 at the Whitney Museum of American Art,
leads a public program discussing his curatorial practice and projects,
in conversation with Laura Bardier, Founding Director of the ESTE ARTE Cultural Summit & Art Fair.
This event is open to the public and will be conducted in English, without translation.
Monday, January 5, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ESTE ARTE at José Ignacio
Departamento de Maldonado, Uruguay
Meruro Washida, Director, Towada Art Center
leads a public program discussing his curatorial practice and projects,
in conversation with Laura Bardier, Founding Director of the ESTE ARTE Cultural Summit & Art Fair.
This event is open to the public and will be conducted in English, without translation.
Monday, January 6, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ESTE ARTE at Xippas Galleries
Ruta 104, km 5, Manatiales
Departamento de Maldonado, Uruguay
Frances Morris, Independent Curator and Director Emerita, Tate Modern
leads a public program discussing his curatorial practice and projects,
in conversation with Laura Bardier, Founding Director of the ESTE ARTE Cultural Summit & Art Fair.
This event is open to the public and will be conducted in English, without translation.
Monday, January 7, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ESTE ARTE at Fundación Ama Amoedo
Casa Neptuna, José Ignacio
Departamento de Maldonado, Uruguay
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