In one of his most renowned books, Jorge Luis
Borges describes a moment in which the
protagonist confronts the infinite, an object
known as the Aleph, which is nothing more
than a point in the universe (microcosm) that
contains all points of the universe
(macrocosm). The Argentine author attempts
to describe what this circumference has
revealed to him, but the words seem chaotic
and disconnected. The narrative can only
represent one thing at a time: a succession of
events, completely diluting the possibility of
approaching the principle of simultaneity.
Galería Azur has also been engaged in
critically discussing the idea of a conventional
space of representation since the start of its
trajectory, in terms of the materialization of
ideas, whether it be in a physical space, a
political and temporal perspective or through
reductive forms. This is why its arrival in
Miami shifted the segmentary gaze of the
market to contemplate and enter a “cultural
Aleph”, in a nerve center not only anchored in
aesthetic diversity.
The United States, with its artists,
masterpieces, and movements, has indelibly
marked the history of Western art, imposing
itself on art collectors. But has it always been
this way? To this question, we can confidently
answer no, as it was only in the 19th century
that American art found its own identity,
breaking away from the European tradition
and allowing it to transform into a
conglomeration of dierent cultural
influences, which continues to grow in a
fascinating manner.
From the 1960s, Cubism, Expressionism,
Dadaism, Surrealism, Kitsch Art, Op Art,
Pop, Environment Art, Video Art,
Preciousness, Synchronism, and Regionalism
have coexisted and interacted, giving us
names such as Pollock, Bacon, Koons, Hirst,
Basquiat, Banksy, Abramovic, Kusama,
Weiwei, Sherman, among others; and in each
“ACT” proposed by Galeria Azur Miami, in
the best Borgesian style, we are provided with
a brief journey through the history of
American art, from its indigenous origins to
the most recent globalization of
contemporary art.
Ceres González
Art Curator and Art Critic. GALERIA AZUR
ONLINE EXHIBITION
FEATURED ARTIST
Belinda Salden
Bex Wilkinson
Bill Boyko
Cari Cohen
Claudia Hidalgo
Cynthia Grow
Paloma Art
Evelyn Ortiz
Hernan A. Paravic
Jamy Kahn
Judith Barath
Justin Chan
Katarina Javorova
Loreto Foeldes
Luhaib Al-Bayati
Luly Santos
Luz Benavente
Macarena Fernandez
Manuela Durañona
Nada Al Barazi
Nancy Wu and Jean Davis
Paola Lettieri
Patricia Pueyrredón
Paulina Sanchez
Pierre Porta
Rodica Iliesco
Salwa Almoayyed
Sanghee Kang
Silvina Chini
Valentina Leiva
Sarah Shinhyo Kim
Ana Tinoco