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Tomás Saraceno and Indigenous communities build art complex in Argentine salt flats

The monumental outdoor environment, “El Santuario del Agua” (The Water Sanctuary), is located in one of the world’s largest lithium reserves

‘No one was really interested in finding those works’: major Brazilian art theft still unsolved as statute of limitations expires

Paintings by Monet, Matisse, Dalí and Picasso were snatched in a cinematic heist from Rio de Janeiro’s Museu da Chácara do Céu in 2006

Liliana Angulo Cortés, director of Bogotá’s Museo Nacional de Colombia, has died, aged 51

Angulo’s work was devoted to decolonising the museum, anti-racism and reparation with a special focus on diversifying narratives to include more Black and Indigenous voices

More than 600 works by Afro-Brazilian artists returned to Brazil

The repatriation, from a private collection in Detroit, is the largest of its kind in Brazil’s history

Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá dismisses longtime artistic director

The Italian curator and critic Eugenio Viola, who has led the museum since 2019, says he was let go after raising concerns about working conditions at the institution

Artistic director of Malba steps down after one year in role

Following Rodrigo Moura’s departure, the Buenos Aires museum will create a new chief executive position

Malba acquires collection of more than 1,200 Latin American works

The Buenos Aires museum has acquired the entire Daros Latinamerica Collection and is planning an expansion to accommodate its new holdings

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Concrete cars for coral reefs: Miami's underwater eco-sculpture park takes shape

The artist Leandro Erlich has created the first work for Reefline, a submerged installation that aims to regenerate coral and marine biodiversity along South Beach

A new art foundation in Uruguay highlights Latin American artists and curators

The Fundación Cervieri Monsuárez, located in the ritzy village of José Ignacio, organises exhibitions year round in an effort to transform the area into a hub for Latin America art

Ch.ACO fair aims to be a focal point for South American art

The Chilean fair, about to hold its 15th edition in the country’s capital of Santiago, aims to bridge geographic gaps and foster dialogues across the continent