Principio Potosí / Das Potosí-Prinzip / The Potosí Principle Process Blog

Welcome! On this blog you will find exhibition reviews of the three ‘Principio Potosí’ shows in Madrid (MNCARS), Berlin (HKW) and La Paz (MNA and MUSEF) and related events, comments, visual material, and texts in different languages (English/Spanish/German). The entries follow chronological order. For basic information please visit the ‘pages’ using the links on the right hand side.

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Bienvenidos! En este blog encontrarán reseñas y comentarios sobre las tres muestras en Madrid (Museo Reina Sofía), Berlín (Casa de las Culturas del Mundo, HKW) y La Paz (MNA y MUSEF), y otros eventos vinculados al proyecto ‘Principio Potosí’, mas materiales visuales, el catálogo en castellano y textos en otros idomas (inglés y alemán). Las entradas siguen en orden cronológico desde agosto del 2008 hasta finales del 2011. Para informaciones básicas por favor consultar las ‘páginas’ siguiendo los links aqui encima a la derecha.

Afterall and INIVA present curator’s talk at Central Saint Martins London

Wednesday 8th February 2012, 19.00 


Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
University of the Arts London
Granary Building
1 Granary Square
London
N1C 4AA

Alice Creischer, Andreas Siekmann and Max Jorge Hinderer discuss their controversial exhibition ‘The Potosi Principle’ on the circulation of art and wealth during Spanish colonial rule. Moderated by Melissa Gronlund.

See full video record of the event on Afterall Online

artdaily.org on Principio Potosí

click image above to read article in english language on http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=38010

Art Nexus on Principio Potosí

Ricardo Arcos-Palma describes The Potosí Principle as one of the most representative Exhibitions of 2010

click image above to access article online on http://certificacion.artnexus.net/Notice_View.aspx?DocumentID=22805

English translation of the article originally published on http://criticosvistazos.blogspot.com/2011/02/vistazo-critico-96-principio-potosi.html

Culture and Arts Museum of Migrant Workers at Ludlow38 New York City

The installation of the Culture and Arts Museum of Migrant Workers is travelling to New York and will be shown at 38 Ludlow Street, New York 10002, as part of the MINI / Goethe Institute Curatorial Residencies Ludlow 38

click image to download information flyer

Read ARTFORUM International note on the exhibition below

Beginning of the silence? – La Razón La Paz

click image above to read Rubén Vargas resumé of the La Paz exhibition for La Razón.

Cambio La Paz: “principio potosí dialoga: undoubtedly the most important exhibition of contemporary art presented here up to now”

principio potosí dialoga – published in Cambio – Periódico Boliviano, suplemento cultural La esquina, La Paz 27-02-2011

‘Principio Potosí’ evidencia una voluntad de trascender a su propio discurso especializado para llegar a todos…

http://www.cambio.bo/noticia.php?fecha=2011-02-27&idn=39768

Deseo FM 103.3 sets up Principio Potosí audio archive ‘in progress’

Mujeres Creando’s radio station Deseo FM 103.3 set up an Principio Potosí audio archive “in progress”

click image above to acess the archive on http://radiodeseo.com/

Principio Potosí group photo published by Cambio La Paz

“Todos ellos tienen un compromiso con el arte”, Cambio, La Paz  23-02-2011

La Paz’s Página Siete Newspaper publishes two polemic critiques on Principio Potosí in only one day

La Paz’s Página Siete newspaper publishes two exemplary conservative positions on the show in only one day. Click each of the two headline-depictions above to access articles online (Spanish language).