In his article “When Computational Devices are Used for the Visual Arts” Augusto Gerardi cites a seminal exhibition of computer-generated art in Caracas curated by German philosopher and information theorist Max Bense. Opened in 1974, the show was one of the first instances in which the creative capacity of computers was explored and cybernetics was introduced into the field of art. More

The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) and Independent Curators International (ICI) announce Pablo José Ramirez as the recipient of the 2019 CPPC Travel Award for Central America and the Caribbean. More

In this interview, the artist Ángela Bonadies talks with Colombian filmmaker Luis Ospina about "pornomiseria," a term he coined, as a resource that some filmmakers practice with "a mix of committed exoticism and adventurous tourism" to speculate on and exploit poverty to attract audiences. More

The CPPC has announced the donation of 45 contemporary artworks by Latin American artists to the Fundación Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, Spain. More

Clementina Suárez (1902–1991) was one of the primary agitators, catalysts and motivators behind the contemporary Honduran and Central American art scene... More

The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC), in collaboration with the Museo Amparo in Puebla, Mexico, presents the exhibition Portadores de sentido—Contemporary Art from the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, on view at the Museo Amparo from February 9 to July 22, 2019. More

The CPPC has announced the donation of 49 photographic artworks to the Museo Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain... More

One of the questions we are most often asked at the CPPC is about where the collection may be seen. Now you can see the location of our artworks on the interactive map we’ve developed to help you follow the collection as it travels the globe! More