Immersed in the vibrant islands of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, the Latin American Acquisitions Committee spent the week exploring the richness of Caribbean contemporary art through curator-led tours, private collection visits, and intimate artist studio sessions. In the Dominican Republic, highlights included: a visit to the Mella-Russo Collection, a private viewing of the Iván Tovar exhibition at Casa Palma, and an artist-led walkthrough of the special exhibition Burning Chapel all in Santo Domingo, as well as a full day at Centro León in Santiago. In Puerto Rico, the group visited many artists in their studios, including Tate Collection artists Allora & Calzadilla and Beatriz Santiago-Muñoz, as well as Angel Otero, Awilda Sterling-Duprey, Dalton Gata, and Jorge González, alongside key institutions such as Fundación Cortés, Museo de Arte de Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico (MAC), Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, Souvenir 154, Beta Local, and the Berezdivin Collection at Espacio 1414, offering a comprehensive immersion into the region’s contemporary cultural landscape.
