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São Paulo Biennial — São Paulo
2023 · choreographies of the impossible · curated by Diane Lima, Grada Kilomba, Hélio Menezes, Manuel Borja-Villel
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The Inhotim Museum, located in Brumadinho, Brazil, represents a unique fusion of contemporary art and botanical preservation. Founded in the 1980s by …
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The UCLA Film & Television Archive’s annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema returns to the Hammer Museum, screening Iranian films over three weekends in…
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The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles has opened "Several Eternities in a Day: Form in the Age of Living Materials," an exhibition featuring 18 contemporar…
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The 25th Sydney Biennale, titled "Rememory" and curated by Hoor Al Qasimi, centers on colonialism and historical reparation, featuring a strong presen…
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Edgar Calel, a Maya Kaqchikel artist from Chi Xot, Guatemala, has been awarded the 2026 Sam Gilliam Award, as announced by the Dia Art Foundation and …
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The Dia Art Foundation and the Sam Gilliam Foundation have announced Edgar Calel as the winner of the 2026 Sam Gilliam Award. The Guatemala-based arti…
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The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles presents "Several Eternities in a Day: Form in the Age of Living Materials," a spring 2026 exhibition running from Ap…
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The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles is presenting "Several Eternities in a Day: Form in the Age of Living Materials," an exhibition curated by Pablo José…
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Edgar Calel, a Guatemalan artist born in 1987, is the subject of an exhibition at Kunsthalle Bern. His work draws on the rituals and traditions of his…
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The 25th Biennale of Sydney, titled "Rememory," opened in March 2026 across multiple venues in Sydney, including the prominent White Bay Power Station…
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The 22nd edition of SP-Arte has opened at the Oscar Niemeyer Pavilion in São Paulo, featuring 180 exhibitors. As Latin America’s largest art fair, the…
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The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles has opened a major exhibition titled 'Several Eternities,' showcasing over 100 works by contemporary Brown and Indige…
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ArtReview's editors have selected nine notable exhibitions opening globally in April 2026, highlighting shows that explore materiality, memory, and po…
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The global art calendar for April 2026 features a diverse array of exhibitions ranging from indigenous-led material studies in Los Angeles to a histor…
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The Kochi Biennale Foundation has appointed contemporary artist and curator Jitish Kallat as the new president of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. He will …
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Los Angeles art institutions are presenting a diverse slate of spring exhibitions. Highlights include a major retrospective of conceptual artist Micha…
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A conceptual artwork titled "Comedian" by Maurizio Cattelan, consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall, sold at auction for over $6 million to billi…
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The Biennale of Sydney has announced the full artist list for its 2026 edition, titled 'Rememory,' which opens on March 14, 2026. The exhibition is cu…
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The article explores the challenging process for artists to secure gallery representation, a crucial step for income, visibility, and legacy in the ar…
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Frieze New York 2025 features a strong textile and fiber art presence across multiple gallery stands. Highlights include Proyectos Ultravioleta's all-…
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Edgar Calel: Corn Mountain of Life (Ixim Juyu K’aslem)

Edgar Calel

111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603, USA

Jan 1, 2026

Exhibition Edgar Calel: Corn Mountain of Life (Ixim Juyu K’aslem) May 2–Sep 13, 2026

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Edgar Calel

25 Pl. des Vosges, 75004 Paris, France

Jun 22, 2024 — Sep 8, 2024

Hellen Ascoli, Edgar Calel, Manuel Chavajay Moralez, Jorge de León, Reyes Josué Morales, and Julio Serrano Echeverría One Stone and the Rain, Una piedra y la lluvia

Hellen Ascoli, Edgar Calel

4912 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA

Mar 17, 2017 — Apr 23, 2017

Mar 17, 2017 – Apr 23, 2017 Hellen Ascoli, Edgar Calel, Manuel Chavajay Moralez, Jorge de León, Reyes Josué Morales, and Julio Serrano Echeverría One Stone a...

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Edgar Calel: Corn Mountain of Life (Ixim Juyu K’aslem)
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