ISLAA

ISLAA The Institute for Studies on Latin American Art supports the study & visibility of Latin
American art

The Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA) supports the study and visibility of Latin
American art.

06/12/2026

Spotlight: Bernardo Krasniansky
In his own words, Bernardo Krasniansky reflects on his experimental use of Xerox technology during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Featured in ISLAA’s current Spotlight, Krasniansky transformed the photocopier from a tool of reproduction into a space for artistic experimentation. Working directly with photocopies, distortion, and repetition, he challenged conventional distinctions between original and copy, creating a body of work that remains remarkably inventive today.

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📍142 Franklin Street, TriBeCa
⏱️Tuesday through Saturday · 12 PM to 6 PM

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06/10/2026

Curator Series · Episode 01
Mariano López Seoane on Ulises Beisso: (Hidden) in Plain Sight

“Humble and ambitious.” These are some of the words Mariano López Seoane uses to describe the work of Ulises Beisso.

Watch the first episode of our new Curator Series, in which López Seoane discusses his curatorial approach to the exhibition and reflects on Beisso’s singular universe—shaped by desire, spirituality, vulnerability, and an expansive practice of world-building. Drawing on years of research, he situates Beisso’s work within broader artistic and cultural histories while highlighting the originality and enduring relevance of the artist’s vision.

Part of ISLAA’s Spring 2026 exhibition season, Ulises Beisso: (Hidden) in Plain Sight marks the artist’s first exhibition in the United States.

On view now at ISLAA.

📍 142 Franklin Street, TriBeCa
⏱️ Tuesday–Saturday · 12 PM–6 PM
🗃️ Research Center by appointment

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06/05/2026

🪑 La silla grande (The Big Chair), 1994
A closer look at La silla grande (The Big Chair), one of the sculptural works featured in Ulises Beisso: (Hidden) in Plain Sight.

Blending furniture, sculpture, and fantasy, Beisso transformed everyday objects into vibrant portals to his imaginative universe. Geometric patterns, symbolic motifs, and handcrafted surfaces reveal an artist committed to reinvention, freedom, and wonder.

This exhibition continues the recent rediscovery of Beisso’s work following major presentations at El Subte, Montevideo 🇺🇾, and MALBA, Buenos Aires 🇦🇷, bringing his work to U.S. audiences for the first time.

Ulises Beisso: (Hidden) in Plain Sight
Curated by Mariano López Seoane and Olivia Casa
On view through August 29, 2026.

📍142 Franklin Street, TriBeCa
⏱️Tuesday through Saturday · 12 PM to 6 PM
🗃️Research Center by appointment

ISLAA
Exhibitions. Research Center. Bookstore.

06/02/2026

A closer look at Yeni & Nan: Genesis, now on view in Gallery 2 at ISLAA.

Featuring archival materials, curatorial research, and newly commissioned essays, this catalogue offers deeper insight into Yeni & Nan’s groundbreaking practice and its place within histories of performance and conceptual art.

From Caracas to London and back again, it traces a decade of collaboration centered on body, process, ritual, and transformation.

Available now at www.islaa.org

Visit ISLAA
📍 142 Franklin Street, TriBeCa
Tuesday through Saturday, 12 PM to 6 PM
Research Center by appointment

ISLAA
Exhibitions. Research Center. Bookstore.

05/26/2026

The first solo exhibition by Shipibo-Konibo artist: Chonon Bensho at ISLAA TriBeCa

ISLAA is proud to present Biri biri imaboi / Your fingertips will glow, the first solo exhibition in the United States by Shipibo-Konibo artist, poet, and scholar Chonon Bensho. Exhibition was recently highlighted by COSAS Perú as a landmark moment for Indigenous contemporary art.

🔗 Read full article at www.cosas.pe

Through drawings and poema cantos, Bensho explores kené — an ancestral geometric visual language connected to systems of knowledge, healing, and memory within Shipibo-Konibo cosmology. The exhibition reflects on ancestral transmission, interdependence, and the relationship between humans and the natural world.

Curated by Starasea Camara.

🗓️On view through August 29, 2026
📍 142 Franklin Street, TriBeCa
⏱️Tuesday through Saturday · 12 PM to 6 PM

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Exhibitions · Research Center · Bookstore

05/19/2026

👨🏼‍🎓New Deadline ISLAA Fellowships 2026!
🗓️New submission deadline: June 1, 2026

ISLAA has extended the submission deadline for its 2026 Call for Fellowships to June 1, 2026 (11:59 pm EDT), giving applicants additional time to apply for two fellowship opportunities supporting research and scholarship in Latin American art.

These fellowships reflect ISLAA’s ongoing commitment to expanding scholarship, fostering dialogue, and promoting access to knowledge in modern and contemporary art and visual culture from Latin America, the Caribbean, and their diasporas. The program supports projects that contribute to graduate theses, academic publications, and conference presentations.

•⁠ ⁠ISLAA Research Fellowship supports graduate students based in the United States.

•⁠ ⁠ISLAA Latin American Fellowship supports researchers from Latin America with grants.

🔗How to Apply: Grant requirements available at the ISLAA website

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05/10/2026

Sundays with David
Lamelas at Frieze New York ✨

While we keep uncovering Lamelas’s archive, Dia Art Foundation presents his moving-image works at Frieze New York 2026 — coinciding with his first comprehensive survey in New York at Dia Chelsea.

Lamelas’s presentation at Frieze New York will centre on To Pour Milk into a Glass (1972), alongside works from his ongoing series Time as Activity (1969–). Shot on 16mm film in London, the piece engages with framing, language, and the circulation of information, using the simple act of pouring milk to consider a “container” and its “contents” — where meaning unfolds through duration and repetition.

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05/08/2026

ISLAA Spring Exhibitions Opening Week ✨

🎞️ New York Premiere of La intención del colibrí
A film by Sergio de León about Ulises Beisso, whose work was hidden from public view for decades. Followed by a live conversation with director Sergio de León and curator Mariano López Seoane.

Friday May 15 · 6 PM
📍 TriBeCa Film Center · 375 Greenwich Street

🖼️ ISLAA Spring Exhibitions Opening
An afternoon of art, conversation, and celebration marking the opening of four new exhibitions.

Saturday May 16 · 3 PM to 7 PM
📍 142 Franklin Street, TriBeCa

🖼 Ulises Beisso: (Hidden) in Plain Sight curated by Mariano López Seoane with Olivia Casa

🖼️ Yeni and Nan: Genesis curated by Clara Prat-Gay

🖼️ Chonon Bensho: Biri biri imaboi / Your fingertips will glow curated by Starasea Camara

🖼️ Spring Spotlight: Bernardo Krasniansky curated by Micaela Vindman

🔗 RSVP via link in bio

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05/02/2026

This is Plan /33 🎧

ISLAA, with Hueso Records and ICA Miami, launches Plan /33, a project recovering and reissuing 33 limited vinyls of 1980s Latin American underground music, led by Iván Navarro.

Each edition of 250 records pairs deep research with new cover works by artists, restoring sound and image together.

Drop 01/33 Las Cleopatras with Liliana Porter
Drop 02/33 María Sonora with Nelson Leirner

Launched last night at ISLAA with listening sessions and remarks by Navarro.

Available now at ISLAA bookstore in TriBeCa.

04/25/2026

PLAN /33

Coming soon

ISLAA and Hueso Records announce Plan /33
Led by artist Iván Navarro and in partnership with ICA Miami, Plan /33 reunites sound and image across a suppressed chapter of Latin American cultural history.

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