A new destination for contemporary art covers Guayaquil, Ecuador – art newspaper

An Initiative of New Arts by Theeve Foundation (To pronounce ( white) In the largest city of Ecuador, the current contemporary scene is fortified when its building opens in 2025. In the last ten years, it has worked as a pillar within the Ecuador Contemporary Art Community; with its first brick and mortar spaceThe Foundation expects to lack the wrench of Ecuador Arts camp. Construction 9,500 square meters construction broke on the ground in January, a budget of more than $ 1M.

In 2014, the history of Eliana Hidalgo VilaSeca was created, conserving and protecting the contemporary art of Ecuador, according to institutional support for visual art. Exhibitions, through a combination of publicationsGrants and residences, each protects many international reputation of Ecuador Artists, as well as those who do Sofía Salazar RosalesManuela Ribadeneira and Eduardo Sola Franco.

It has been in favor of Ecuador and foreign sides, as well as the company Hidalgo Vilaseca, Juan José Vilaseca Valls has its grandfather’s Lately in GuaIaquil’s residence and package, industrial and real estate sectors.

Intemperie Studio Architecture Business Company He collaborates with Hidalgo VilaSeca to bring his vision for life foundation. Located in the Terminal Therleste district, the minimalist building has four gallery space, archive library, offices and external sites and river boat. These items will create an environment about the collaboration, reflection, research and community to make artists, curators, wise people and visitors. The location of the building is also José Joaquín de Olmego International Airport and Terminal Terminal de Guayaquil, providing connections to all parts of the country and region.

“The aim of the sustainable space is to become the most reliable arts body of Ecuador and anchor to be international awareness for Ecuadorian art,” says Hidalgo Vilasecak.

Raw materials and green areas

Numerous card volume volumes, designed as a box-shaped volume, internalizes minimalist and functional architecture. The galvanized sheet will reflect the sense of modern aesthetics and ecuadori resilience and strength, maybe the current discourse echo Raska support. The design of the building includes wide openings to create a feeling of fluidity between internal galleries and the surrounding landscape, highlighting the beauty of the world’s biodiversity countries.

Memory integration of natural elements: green spaces, terrace and river ships emphasizes the commitment of the Foundation to create an inviting environment and a multi-dimension. These external sites will have public programming, helping promote the feeling of the link between the organization and the local community.

“Space will add another layer of support in our current program, a place to make a deeper international audience and an international commissioner, invited artists and develop indirect country and institutional projects,” Hidalgo Vilasecak.

The new building marks the turning point on a 11-year-old trip. Although the Foundation is currently not a collection organization, it offers funding for the purchases of museums of work in Ecuador Artists. And as he has created a great success, he has had a great success with its exhibitions, publications and collaborations, both locally and internationally, has left a gap in the cultural infrastructure in Ecuador.

Historically, Ecuador’s national arts organizations have confrided challenges related to political instability, economic difficulties and fragility of public funding. The new construction employed is based on private support employed department The stability that the artistic ecosystem of the country has long needed.

“I saw the need they were dealing with […] Across the country, “Hidalgo Vilaseca says.” This space […] It will ensure stability, as well as to artists, become a legitimary space for curators. “Adds:” Such a lack of space in Ecuador has contributed to our international international recognition so far. “

The Foundation has long connections inside and abroad, and currently has active collaborations with the Delfin Foundation of London, Deo Projects and Fiminco Fiminco Foninco Foninco. Each of these collaborations serves to lift the Global Scene Global Profile of Ecuadorrako. Aaron Cezar, as the director of the Delphin Foundation, has been over ten years.

With the new building, it is intended to be an exporter of Ecuadorra to be exporter to become a global destination for many cultural practitioners and public. “The building is crucial because it will become [a] The bridge between the world and Ecuador, “Hidalgo VilaSeca says.” We will do [be able to host] International audience, commissioners and people here and not only vice versa. “

Multilingual support for artists

The main objective of the new complex is to provide permanent and temporary exhibitions that have become a defining feature of the Foundation’s programming. The exhibitions often highlighted that today’s artists relate to Ecuador and Latin American Labor Foundations. Another aspect of the foundation’s role is to support research and education on Ecuador Art. This has been published 101 Contemporary Art Ecuador Vol 1The essential book was chronicled in the country’s contemporary art scene.

The Foundation also has an important role in recovery and care of the historical artistic production of Ecuador, which show the latest projects showing the rescue of the MAAC collection, organizing two exhibition exhibitions in the Antropológic Museum (MAAC). The project shows Ecuador art movements such as social realism and ancestors; First exhibition From this project he was closed in MAAC in February.

“In terms of the Ecuadorian contemporary art scene, there is ahead of” Manuela Ribadeneira, an artist who collaborated with the Foundation. “The Foundation offers us opportunities not the generation of my artists and is now a lifestyle for many artists.”

The global interest of contemporary art of Latin America continues to grow together to promote new conversations, collaborations and creative new actions. Eliana Hidalgo and Ecuador are not the only ones that transform the current scene. Several key players, most women, is emerging the movement that is forming an artistic production of Ecuadora to jump in international visibility. Among them is the new executive director of MAAC, Stephanie García Albán, Romina Muñoz Procel, and Lupe Alvárez, Lupe Alvárez, Ludedad de las Artes.

In the view of Hidalgo VilaSeca, this scene has been made specially made by this scene, “creating an opportunity and artist opportunities across the country, as well as a platform for organizing an international audience to organize the art of Ecuador and around the world.”