The Atlantic Center of Modern Art, a cultural space in the Canary Islands for the vindication of Africa and Afro-descendant communities

The Atlantic Center of Modern Art (CAAM) is a museum and art center located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. It was inaugurated on December 4, 1989. Its founder and first director, the artist Martín Chirino (1925-2019), together with the initial work team, established that the ideological found...

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Autor principal: González González, Idalmy
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2024
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spelling I15-R225-article-1432024-11-20T20:48:32Z The Atlantic Center of Modern Art, a cultural space in the Canary Islands for the vindication of Africa and Afro-descendant communities El Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno un espacio cultural en Canarias para la reivindicación de África y las comunidades afrodescendientes González González, Idalmy tricontinentalidad África afrodescendientes Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno arte africano tricontinentality Africa afro-descendants Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno african art The Atlantic Center of Modern Art (CAAM) is a museum and art center located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. It was inaugurated on December 4, 1989. Its founder and first director, the artist Martín Chirino (1925-2019), together with the initial work team, established that the ideological foundation that would guide the museological and museographic programming of the institution would be tricontinentalism. This article justifies the links between the Canary Islands and Europe, Africa and America, as well as the relevance that the CAAM has had as a cultural institution in the vindication of African and Afro-descendant art, through its museum programming, together with the seminars. and organized courses through which this center has become a setting for the visibility and recognition of Afro-descendant peoples and a space for knowledge about the art, history and reality of the African continent. El Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM), es un museo y centro de arte que está situado en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España. Fue inaugurado el 4 de diciembre de 1989. Su fundador y primer director el artista Martín Chirino (1925-2019) junto al equipo de trabajo inicial, establecieron que el fundamento ideológico que orientaría la programación museológica y museográfica de la institución, sería la tricontinentalidad. En este artículo se justifican los vínculos de Canarias con Europa, África y América, así como la relevancia que ha tenido el CAAM como institución cultural en la reivindicación del arte africano y de la afrodescendencia, a través de su programación museográfica, junto a los seminarios y cursos organizados mediante los cuales este centro se ha convertido en un escenario de visibilización y reconocimiento de los pueblos afrodescendientes y un espacio para el conocimiento sobre el arte, la historia y la realidad del continente africano. Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2024-07-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://claroscuro.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/143 10.35305/cl.vi22.143 Claroscuro. Revista del Centro de Estudios sobre Diversidad Cultural; No. 23 (2024): Africans and Afro-descendants: History and Present of their Presence in Latin America and the Caribbean; 1-33 Claroscuro. Revista del Centro de Estudios sobre Diversidad Cultural; Núm. 23 (2024): Africanos y afrodescendientes: Historia y actualidad de su presencia en América Latina y el Caribe; 1-33 2314-0542 spa https://claroscuro.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/143/135 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic tricontinentalidad
África
afrodescendientes
Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno
arte africano
tricontinentality
Africa
afro-descendants
Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno
african art
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afro-descendants
Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno
african art
González González, Idalmy
The Atlantic Center of Modern Art, a cultural space in the Canary Islands for the vindication of Africa and Afro-descendant communities
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África
afrodescendientes
Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno
arte africano
tricontinentality
Africa
afro-descendants
Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno
african art
author González González, Idalmy
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title The Atlantic Center of Modern Art, a cultural space in the Canary Islands for the vindication of Africa and Afro-descendant communities
title_short The Atlantic Center of Modern Art, a cultural space in the Canary Islands for the vindication of Africa and Afro-descendant communities
title_full The Atlantic Center of Modern Art, a cultural space in the Canary Islands for the vindication of Africa and Afro-descendant communities
title_fullStr The Atlantic Center of Modern Art, a cultural space in the Canary Islands for the vindication of Africa and Afro-descendant communities
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description The Atlantic Center of Modern Art (CAAM) is a museum and art center located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. It was inaugurated on December 4, 1989. Its founder and first director, the artist Martín Chirino (1925-2019), together with the initial work team, established that the ideological foundation that would guide the museological and museographic programming of the institution would be tricontinentalism. This article justifies the links between the Canary Islands and Europe, Africa and America, as well as the relevance that the CAAM has had as a cultural institution in the vindication of African and Afro-descendant art, through its museum programming, together with the seminars. and organized courses through which this center has become a setting for the visibility and recognition of Afro-descendant peoples and a space for knowledge about the art, history and reality of the African continent.
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