An Huge New E book Celebrates 308 Latin American Artists Throughout Three Centuries

A colorful ceiling surrounds an installation with chairs and easels and plants

Sol Calero, “La Escuela del Sur (The Faculty of the South)” (2015), combined media, set up view. Photograph by Andy Keate. All photographs courtesy of the artists and Phaidon, shared with permission

Dubbed the important survey of artists dwelling and dealing throughout Latin America, a monumental new e book catalogs three centuries of output throughout 20 Spanish and Portuguese-speaking areas. Latin American Artists: From 1785 to Now, forthcoming from Phaidon, spans 352 pages of up to date and historic work, sculptures, installations, images, performances, and extra. Massive imagery accompanies temporary texts introducing 308 artists who’ve made vital contributions to the canon, together with Frida Kahlo, Tomás Saraceno, Leonora Carrington, and Ernesto Neto. Organized alphabetically, the tome brings collectively myriad kinds, methods, and methodologies to spotlight the huge vary of labor coming from the area.

Latin American Artists: From 1785 to Now can be launched on October 4, and you’ll pre-order your copy on Bookshop.

Simón Vega, “Tropical House Hostel” (2019), wooden, steel sheets, plastic, discovered objects, and light-weight, 98 2/5 × 137 4/5 × 98 2/5 inches, set up view, Summit Tulum, Tulum, Mexico. Picture courtesy of MAIA Up to date

A woman in a maid's uniform sits on a throne-like chair with a feather duster

Sandra Eleta, “Edita (la del plumero) Panamá (Edita (The One with the Feather Duster) Panama)” (1978–80), from the sequence ‘La servidumbre (Servitude),’ 19 × 19 inches

an abstract sculpture of wood and colorful fabrics rests on the floor

Sonia Gomes, “Sol” (2018), stitching, bindings, completely different materials, and laces on wooden and wire, 36 1/4 × 47 1/4 × 39 3/8 inches. Photograph by Bruno Leão. Picture courtesy of Sonia Gomes and Mendes Wooden DM, São Paulo / Brussels / New York

Two geometric paneled orbs suspend with strings connecting various sides

Tomás Saraceno, “NGTS-2 b/M+MB” (2017), chrome steel, rope, fishing line, steel wire, and mirror panels, 25 5/8 × 41 3/8 × 41 3/8 inches. Picture courtesy of Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles

a llama holds a pack with strings attached to everyday objects that appear to float in the air

Claudia Martínez Garay, “Chunka Tawayuq Pacha (PACHA #14)” (2022), tufting, 98 3/8 × 61 3/8 inches. Picture courtesy of GRIMM Amsterdam / New York / London

Three performers hold their arms out to the sides while they wear mirrored hats and rings around their bodies

Eduardo Navarro, “Directions from the Sky” (2016). Photograph by Timothy Schenck, commissioned and produced by Frieze Artwork Inc. for Frieze New York

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