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Y.ES, Collect Contemporary Art El Salvador

May 28, 2015
6:30–8 pm

New York, NY, USA
ICI Curatorial Hub

401 Broadway, Suite 1620
New York, NY 10013

Claire Breukel, chief curator of MARTE Contemporary at the Museum of Art of El Salvador, along with co-editor Simon Vega and publisher Mario Cader-Frech, have launched a new publication titled Y.ES, Collect Contemporary Art El Salvador. The “Y” in Y.ES references the Y-generation as the book addresses the past decade of work produced in, and about, El Salvador—“ES”.

This publication contains 28 interviews regarding contemporary art production in El Salvador, the art market, and the impact of the internet, among other topics. Interviewees include: Alanna Heiss, Alanna Lockward, Amy Cappellazzo, Bonnie Clearwater, Brandi Reddick, Celia Birbragher, Christy Turlington Burns, Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, Elvis Fuentes, Ernst Hilger, Dr. Harper Montgomery, Irvin Morazan, José Ruiz, Kency Cornejo, Marc Spiegler, Maria Bonta de la Pezuela, Mauro Herlitzka, Mayra Barraza, Patricia Gardner Amare, Ronald Moran, RETNA, Roberto Galicia, Roger Atwood, Sam Keller, Simón Vega, Tom Healy, Walterio Iraheta and Zelika Garcia, as well as essays by publisher Mario Cader-Frech and editor Claire Breukel.


This event is free and open to the public. To attend, please RSVP to rsvp@curatorsintl.org with Y.ES in the subject line.

Presenters
Claire Breukel

Claire Breukel is a South-African-born curator and writer.

Simon Vega

Born in El Salvador in 1972, Simon Vega graduated in Fine Arts at the University of Veracruz in Mexico in 2000 and received a Master's degree in Contemporary Arts from the Complutense University in Madrid in 2006.

Mario Cader-Frech

Mario Cader-Frech is currently the Vice President Public Affairs & Corporate Responsibility for Viacom International Media Networks – The Americas, and Nickelodeon International.


Credits 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.