Art
The arpilleras narrated the course of Pinochet’s brutal dictatorship through bold colors, broad stitching, and striking imagery, often incorporating fabrics from their disappeared children’s clothes.
News
In 1972, Stella donated "Isfahan III" (1968) to the Museum of Solidarity in Chile. After a coup d'etat, the artwork disappeared for nearly 20 years, but its story is coming to light as the museum conserves the painting with the help of the Getty Foundation.
News
Chile's artistic community is criticizing the country's recent decision to forego ARCOmadrid in 2021, arguing the government wants to censor artists who would air its human rights transgressions abroad.
Art
Reports by the mainstream media and uploads on social media tell vastly different stories of the ongoing protests.
Film
In a charged political moment, hybrid documentaries speak to Chilean identity and struggle better than any other form of filmmaking.
In Brief
Albertina Martínez Burgos, who had been covering the Chilean government’s attacks on its citizens, was found dead in her home in Santiago. Her camera, laptop, and notes were reportedly missing from the crime scene.
Art
The recent uprising in Chile is full of references to the beloved Negro Matapacos, who accompanied protesters for many years. As his legend spreads, so too do images of the good boy.
In Brief
The Contemporary Art Fair of Chile has been postponed, galleries are temporarily shuttering, and an artist-led organization is crowdfunding for legal and medical aid for protesters.
Film
With The Cordillera of Dreams, director Patricio Guzmán closes out a trilogy of documentaries in which he's used Chile's landmarks as points of inquiry into the nation's past.
News
Antoni Gaudí may have died nearly nine decades ago, but a never-built chapel the architect designed in 1915 is finally coming to life.
Art
"It so happens I am sick of being a man," Pablo Neruda wrote in his 1933 poem "Walking Around."
Art
To make the roaming population of thousands of dogs in Santiago, Chile, more visible, two students attached balloons to the scruffy necks of some of these overlooked canines.