The CPPC Donates Over 200 Contemporary Artworks to Six Museums in Latin America, the United States, and Europe. As Part of a Global Initiative, Gifts Will Strengthen Museum Holdings in Key Areas, Expand the Presence of Art from Latin America, and Advance Scholarship in the Field

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Introduction
As part of Gustavo and Patricia Cisneros’ longstanding commitment to building bridges of understanding through education and culture, the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) has donated more than 200 pieces from its collection of Latin American contemporary art to six leading museums in Latin America, the United States, and Europe. Encompassing 91 artists from 22 countries, the gift is part of a long-term global initiative supported by Gustavo and Patricia Cisneros and their children to advance scholarship and promote a greater appreciation of the diversity, sophistication, and range of art from Latin America. The six beneficiaries, with whom the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros has developed enduring relationships, are: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York; The Museo National Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; the Museo de Arte Moderno Buenos Aires; the Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI), Peru; the Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York; and the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas, Austin.

“My husband Gustavo—always a proponent of a global outlook—and I have made the integration of culture from Latin America into the wider narrative of art history the goal of the CPPC from its inception,” said Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Founder of the CPPC. “With our children, we want to communicate our pride in our shared cultural heritage and raise awareness about Latin American culture’s crucial contributions to the history of art. To that end, over the past four decades we have lent works, supported and organized exhibitions, provided opportunities for education and for international scholarly exchange, published books and catalogues, and built a comprehensive web site about art and ideas from Latin America. The donation of contemporary artworks continues to further this overall goal. As with past donations, we have collaborated with each institution to choose works that are relevant to their missions and expand their collections in ways that will allow them to develop a nuanced presentation of contemporary Latin American art for their audiences.”

The six institutions were selected for their established interest in studying and featuring contemporary art from Latin America; the regional influence of their art collections, exhibitions, and programs; and for serving as important references for an international artistic community. The artworks that have been selected for each museum are the result of a collaborative process designed to strengthen and expand each museum’s holdings.

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Donation to Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía has been committed to studying cultural movements of the Global South and, in doing so, it has consistently featured artistic, curatorial, and philosophical proposals conceived in and about Latin America. Among the works entering the Reina Sofía’s collection with this gift are To and From (MoMA, Oxford) (1991), an early sculpture by Brazilian artist Jac Leirner; Immensely Blue (1991) by Paraguayan artist Feliciano Centurión; and ///////)))_lo))) (2014) by the Argentinian performance artist Osias Yanov. Each of these artists are new to the Reina Sofía’s collection. This gift builds on the partnership agreement between the CPPC and the Reina Sofía signed in 2012.

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Press
The New York Times, Over 200 Latin American Artworks Are Headed to MoMA and Other Museums (January 10, 2018)

The Art Newspaper, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros gives 200 works of Latin American contemporary art to six museums (January 10, 2018)

El País, Patricia Phelps dona a seis museos 202 obras de arte latinoamericano (January 10, 2018)

Clarín, Una donación internacional para el Museo de Arte Moderno (January 10, 2018)

ABC, El Museo Reina Sofía recibe una donación de 39 obras de Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (January 10, 2018)

El Mundo, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros dona 39 obras de 12 artistas latinoamericanos al Reina Sofía (January 10, 2018)

El Telégrafo, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros dona 200 obras a museos de Europa y América (January 10, 2018)

Artishock, Colección Cisneros dona más de 200 obras de arte latinoamericano a seis museos (January 10, 2018)

La República, MALI recibe colección de arte regional (January 11, 2018)

Folha de São Paulo, Colecionadora doa obras de artistas brasileiros para MoMA e Reina Sofía (January 11, 2018)

Hyperallergic, Cisneros Collection Donates Works by 91 Contemporary Latin American Artists to Six Museums (January 10, 2018)

The Art Newspaper, Phillips to incorporate its Latin American offering in its main contemporary auctions (January 16, 2018)

Art Forum, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Donates 202 Works to MoMA and Other Museums (January 10, 2018)

Ars Magazine, El Reina Sofía recibe 39 obras de la Colección Patricia Pheps de Cisneros (January 10, 2018)