80 artists at the contemporary art exhibition

More than 80 artists have confirmed their participation in the International Contemporary Art Fair (FIACI)

The event brings together more than 80 national and international artists and more than 350 works of contemporary art that will be exhibited from April 10 to June 18.
The event, which will take place from April 10 to June 18, will present 5 exhibition projects with more than 350 works by national and foreign artists. Preparations are underway for the first edition of the International Contemporary Art Fair (FIACI), which will make the cities of Santo Domingo and Santiago at the epicenter of creativity and artistic expression in the country, unifying the past, present and future. The event brings together more than 80 national and international artists and more than 350 works of contemporary art that will be exhibited from April 10 to June 18. Among the established Dominican artists who will exhibit their work are Raquel Paiewonsky, Fermín Ceballos, Fernando Varela, Pascal Meccariello, Patricia Castillo (Patutus), Soraya Abu Naba'a, Scheherazade García, América Olivo and Polibio Díaz, among others.

While the international representation includes prominent names such as the Bolivian Gastón Ugalde, the Colombian Ruby Rumié, the Chinese artist Liu Bolin and the Chilean Iván Navarro, the Cubans Tamara Campo and Carlos Garaicoa, the Spanish Arturo Berned and the Italian Peter Demetz. FIACI is an event of the greatest importance for the Latin American art world. A unique opportunity, thanks to the presence of established personalities and emerging talents who, with their work, contribute to the richness and diversity of the current panorama, transcending the dimensions of time and space, continually redefining the limits of art and questioning conventions.

was established, explains Luz Botero, general director of FIACI. The main venue of the event will be the National Gallery of the Palace of Fine Arts, from April 16 to 28 more than 50 contemporary artists will present their innovative proposals on two levels of the space, which revolves around their world of interiors. .

. , transcends borders and celebrates art in infinite ways. In addition, this venue will host the exhibition Artistic Traces: Echoes and Culture in Crafts, which presents works by artisans of various nationalities, created exclusively for FIACI.

Various Dominican museums and cultural centers will participate in the fair program, such as the Banreservas Cultural Center, which will present the retrospective exhibition Dejando Huellas from April 10 to May 19, curated by Laura Gil. It was designed as a tribute that brought together the works of the great masters of the national visual arts: Eligio Pichardo, Gilberto Hernández Ortega, Paul Giudicelli, Iván Tovar, Celeste Woss and Gil and Antonio Prats Ventós; will be developed by Dominican artist Marcos Lora, creating a dialogue based on the most important moments in the careers of these great masters, captured on a single canvas. Likewise, on April 17, ASR Galería inaugurates the exhibition of kinetic and optical art Between Movements.

At the León Center, in the town of Santiago de los Caballeros, from April 18 to May 30, Us: 172 years later will be presented, a photography project by the artist Ruby Rumié that demonstrates the diversity and customs of Caribbean women in Colombia. beside. A deep and authentic look at their traditions, culture and lifestyle.

The Museum of Modern Art also participates in the event, which will take place from April 19 to June 18 at Enlazando Mundos, celebrating the diversity and innovation of contemporary art. It stands out thanks to the inclusion of two of the most revolutionary artistic expressions of recent times: NFTs and performance, taking advantage of the synergy of art and blockchain technology to create works of art, unique and attractive products. FIACI has an experienced team of curators, museologists and conservators, led by Camilo Chico and José Eduardo Vidal, in addition to Gia Caro as curator of Dominican artists.

The general production of the event was in charge of Arteto. FIACI is sponsored by Banreservas, Kah Kow, Seguros Reservas, Propagas, Pinturas Popular, Ministerio de Turismo, Sheraton, ASR Galería, Autozama, Claro, AFP Crecer, Seguros Crecer, Alpha Inversiones, Mercasid, Grupo Ramos, Air Century, Constructora Rizek, Marcas Unidas, El Catador and Casas del XVI. In addition, it has the support of the Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of the National District.

For more information about the program, schedule and ticket sales, those interested can visit the event website: www.artifiaci.com and follow them on social networks such as @fiacird.