TEOR/éTica announces the departure of Miguel A. López

TEOR/éTica announces the departure of Miguel A. López

The Administrative Board of the ARS TEOR/éTica Foundation makes it known to the public that Miguel A. López is leaving to pursue other curatorial endeavors.

The ARS TEOR/éTica Foundation announces the departure of Miguel A. López. Since May 2015, TEOR/éTica has developed numerous local and international projects together with Miguel. Throughout almost six years, he has contributed to consolidate the mission of the institution, to the expansion of its programs, to generate new bridges between Central America and the world, and to highlight the ethical and critical engagement of artistic practice.

His exhibitions included retrospectives of pioneer Central American artists such as Patricia Belli, Priscilla Monge, Victoria Cabezas, Rosa Elena Curruchich, and Sila Chanto, and group exhibitions on the intersections between art, politics, sexuality, time, and public space. Together with María P. Malavasi, in June 2019, both curated the first international monographic of Virginia Pérez-Ratton, organized together with the Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo – MUAC, UNAM, in Mexico City.

Miguel promoted the reactivation of TEOR/éTica’s publishing program with the book series “Local Writings. Critical Positions from Central America, the Caribbean and Their Diasporas,” which, since 2016, has collected essays by Tamara Díaz Bringas, Adrienne Samos, Rosina Cazali, Raúl Quintanilla Armijo, Annalee Davis, and Virginia Pérez-Ratton (in press). He also edited the first Patricia Belli’s monographic book in 2018, and, alongside Renata Cervetto, “Agítese antes de usar. Desplazamientos sociales, artísticos y educativos en América Latina,” co-published with the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires – MALBA, Argentina, in 2016.

The work of TEOR/éTica’s Collective Artistic Direction will be continued firmly by the team composed of María P. Malavasi Lachner, Daniela Morales Lisac, and Paula Piedra.

Even though a departure is always sad, we see it as part of the natural processes of change within an organization like TEOR/éTica and, therefore, as an opportunity to continue transforming ourselves. Without a doubt, Miguel will continue to seek opportunities for Central American and Caribbean art to continue to grow and be represented on an international stage. The affection and commitment that Miguel developed for Costa Rica and the region will continue to accompany us and generate future collaborations.

We wish him the best in his new professional challenges. Thank you Miguel!