Latin American art
L’Œil pense, encounters around Latin American art, presented by the Latin America department of IESA arts&culture in partnership with the Maison de l’Amérique Latine, allows the general public to open up to Latin American art.
This lecture series takes place in the Auditorium of the Maison de l’Amérique Latine. Grecia Cáceres, director of the Latin America department, describes a choice that reflects the school’s desire to give the department a broader setting and to promote contemporary Latin American art in Paris.
This lecture series offers a journey through different aspects of Latin American art from the 20th century to the present day. The "L’œil pense" program also follows current developments in contemporary Latin American art on the Parisian and international scene, organizing talks around major thematic exhibitions or institutional events, such as the France-Colombia Year of the Institut français in 2017 or the major Mexico exhibition at the Grand Palais.
Even though IESA arts&culture now has a fine auditorium, the L’œil pense lectures are held for the third year at the Auditorium of the Maison de l’Amérique Latine, because this venue has become the natural setting for these meetings and allows our students to get out of the school. "It is important that our students are curious about everything and get out and about."
On the one hand, "L’œil pense" connects artists with the Parisian scene; on the other, the Latin America department wants to promote exchanges with Latin American institutions, cultural centers, museums, and galleries by giving students the opportunity to go abroad, train, and carry out new projects related to this part of the world.
This year’s guests include gallery owners, university professors, heads of artist residencies, and speakers specializing in the various countries of Latin America, not to mention the great founding movements and history.
Latin American artists have always felt very close to France. At the start of the 21st century, Paris is once again a prime destination for these artists.
In this context, in December 2017 the Latin America department organized a full-scale project with 1st-year Master’s in Contemporary Art students, the "Attaches" exhibition on the young Colombian scene in Paris. The show took place at the gallery of the Cité Internationale des Arts, an artist residency in the heart of the capital. Attaches was part of the official program of the France-Colombia crossed year organized by the Institut Français in 2017.
With this third year, "L’œil pense" has built a loyal audience but invites all curious and motivated students to attend the talks once a month. Let us not forget that the cultural offer in Paris is very rich and interesting… And the more curious the students are, the more intense the exchanges will be!