With the objective of supporting and promoting research works and contemporary art studies, the Fundación Beulas and the Centro de Arte y Naturaleza (CDAN) announce the María Sarrate Research Grant 2010, centered on the Beulas Collection and contemporary art. This call is open to persons of legal age of any nationality with a degree in Fine Arts, Art History, Liberal Arts, Library Science and Documentation, and/or researchers in these disciplines. The research will last nine months and will receive a purse of 6,000 Euros. The deadline for participation is July 1, 2010. More about this news

The gallery was founded in 2005 with a mission to exhibit in Puerto Rico the art work of various creators who maintain a working relationship with Alejandro Alfonso’s Group, which also includes the Revista Arte Latinoamericano and auction of Latin American art. The gallery is a showcase where dealers, gallery directors, collectors, curators, etc., can establish a contact with artists that are economically strong, emerging professionals always prepared to create projects outside the Arte Inversión Galeria, in order to enrich its curriculum.

Arte Inversión Galeria works conveniently in the secondary market, primarily with Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican art. With 17 years of experience of its president, Alejandro Alfonso, the clients receive the best value in every art investment. Visit the virtual gallery

The book by Luis Camnitzer offers an approach to the evolution of conceptualism in Latin America’s history. A research document that moves through history from the work of Simón Rodríguez, in the early 19th century, to the Argentinean group Tucumán Arde. It explores the relation between politics and art, the moment in which they intertwine and conceptualism conceived as strategy. Edited by HUM. 2009, 432 pages. Spanish. 22 images. Soft cover. 6,2 x 9 2/5 in. (16 x 24 cm.). En nuestra tienda

Catalog of the exhibition organized by the Newark Museum, a result of a curatorial project of more than three years that strives to explore the influence and aesthetic connections between artists throughout the continent, during three important decades of development of the development of abstract art. Texts by Mary Kate O’Hare, curator Cecilia de Torres and Tricia Laughlin among others. Edited by the Newark Museum, 2010. English. 196 pages. 87 color illustrations, 29 in black and white. Hard cover. 10 x 8 3/5 in. (25,5 x 22 cm.). En nuestra tienda

This publication is dedicated to the work of Julio Valdez, artist of Dominican origin, who explores in his work concepts such as insularity and nature. The book, made with Federica Palomero gathers a broad selection of works, essays and photos that illustrate the work of the artist in his workshops, a chronology, a list of exhibitions and bibliography. Editor Eileen Brockbank, 2009. Text by Federica Palomero. Spanish and English. 166 pages. 156 illustrations. Hard cover. 11,1/5 x 12 1/5 in. (28,5 x 31 cm.).
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The first edition of the Pinta London Art Show, will take place from 3-6 June 2010 at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London. The Show’s program includes a tribute to pioneer artists Carlos Cruz-Diez and Carmen Herrera; an art project that will involve the presentation of curated solo shows in the stands of 20 galleries; the participation of 60 renowned galleries and a series of “Dialogues” that will explore the presence of Latin American art in the British context, and the position of Latin American art within public collections. Visit: www.pintaart.com

Art Basel will take place from June 16-20, 2010, at Messe Basel. The world's premier international art show for modern and contemporary works, Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa, with more than 2,500 artists, ranging from the great masters of modern art to the latest generation of emerging artists. For more information visit: www.artbasel.com.

This year’s Basel edition of the fair, June 15-19, 2010, will present 85 international galleries upholding its unique tradition of solo and thematic group shows presented alongside museum-quality programming, collector tours, screenings, and special events. Running concurrent with Art Basel for the next three years, SCOPE’s new high profile venue at historic Kaserne is just blocks from Art Basel 41, in the heart of the city. For more information visit: www.scope-art.com