TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art – Greensboro, North Carolina From: culturekiosque.com

As the title implies, this show highlights South American and Latino artists whose work crosses all media and disciplines, including significant examples by Francis Alÿs, Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Enrique Chagoya, Iran do Espírito Santo, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Alfredo Jaar, Gabriel Kuri, Ana Mendieta, Vik Muniz, Gabriel Orozco, Victor Payan, Rubèn Ortiz Torres, Marcos Ramirez (ERRE) and Perry Vasquez.

Mexican video artist Gustavo Artigas studies identity and social interaction in a literal way in his 2000 DVD work The Rules of the Game. The video depicts two American basketball teams and two Mexican soccer teams playing their games simultaneously on a handball court in the border town of Tijuana. In some cases, identity is explored through nostalgia and traditional images. For María Fernando Cardoso, memory and individual perception play large roles in her installation Cemetery—Vertical Garden, based largely on the Cementario Central in her native Bogotá.”*

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