Author Dr. Harper Montgomery will present her new publication The Mobility of Modernism in a discussion with Dr. Edward Sullivan.
The Americas Society exhibition depicts how, over the course of a century of rapid urban growth, sociopolitical upheavals and cultural transitions reshaped the architectural landscapes of major cities in Latin America.
On the eve of the exhibition opening, cocurators Maristella Casciato and Idurre Alonso, along with professors Diana Agrest, Luis Carranza, Galia Solomonoff, and Patricio del Real examine the nineteenth- and early twentieth-century growth and transformations of urban centers in Latin America.
Gabriela Rangel, director of Visual Arts at Americas Society, leads a guided tour highlighting key artworks and ephemera from the exhibition, as well as stories about the artist’s community and network in Brazil.
In conjunction with the exhibition, Americas Society publishes the book José Leonilson: Empty Man.
The movie by Carlos Nader focuses on the work of Brazilian artist José Leonilson as he discovers he is HIV positive.
Hermes Mallea, esteemed architect and a FRIENDS board member, joins us at the Americas Society for a look at his latest book, Havana Living Today: Cuban Home Style Now.