''Atlántica'' (full name: ''Atlántica. Revista de Arte y Pensamiento'' (English: Atlántica. Journal of Art and Thought)) is a contemporary art and culture magazine produced by the
Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno
The Atlantic Center for Modern Art () (CAAM) is a contemporary art museum in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is in Vegueta in Las Palmas, the capital city of Gran Canaria.
The building was designed by the architect Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza ...
(CAAM) based in
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean.
It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and the m ...
, in between Europe, the Americas, and Africa.
History
''Atlántica'' published its first issue in October 1990, in Spanish. With a change in management in 1992, it became a bilingual (Spanish-English) magazine with images as a fundamental component. Another editorial change happened in issue 40 (2004). ''Atlántica'' is a triannual publication.
Content
Since 1992, ''Atlántica'' has published critical papers, reviews, conversations, interviews, and art projects.
Authors
''Atlántica'' mostly addresses and gives voice to experts in contemporary arts and culture. It works in order to open up their horizons, hosting artists' speeches and theoretical observations across continents. Individuals who have collaborated with the publication include writers, magazine directors, art critics, and intellectuals. Some of these are Aristide Antonas,
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Hans Ulrich Obrist (born 1968) is a Swiss art curator, critic, and art historian. He is artistic director at the Serpentine Galleries, London. Obrist is the author of ''The Interview Project'', an extensive ongoing project of interviews. He is ...
Simon Njami
Simon Njami (born 1962 in Lausanne) is a writer and an independent curator, lecturer, art critic and essayist.
Career Writing
Njami published his first novel, ''Cercueil et Cie'', in 1985, followed by ''Les Enfants de la Cité'' in 1987, and '' ...
Olu Oguibe
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Elvira Dyangani Ose
Elvira Dyangani Ose (born 1974) is a Spanish art curator who has been serving as the director of MACBA Contemporary Art Museum in Barcelona.
Dyangani's family comes from Equatorial Guinea, and she was born and raised in Spain. From 2018 to 20 ...
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Okwui Enwezor
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Enwezor served as artistic director of several major exhibitions, including Documenta11 (2002) and th ...
Alexander Kluge
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Early life, education and early career
Kluge was born in Halberstadt, Province of Saxony (now Saxony-Anhalt), Germany.
After growing ...
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Colin Richards
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Ruben Gallo
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Coco Fusco
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Hou Hanru
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Clive Kellner
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Achille Bonito Oliva
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Francesco Bonami
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Life and career
Bonami was born in Floren ...
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Gerardo Mosquera
Gerardo Mosquera (born 1945 in Havana, Cuba) is a freelance curator, critic, art historian, and writer based in Havana, Cuba.
He was one of the organizers of the first Havana Biennial
The Bienal de La Habana was a traditional Latin, Caribbean e ...
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Hou Hanru
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Candice Breitz
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Rosa Martínez Rosa Martínez (b. 1955, Soria, Spain) is an independent curator, art critic and international art advisor based in Barcelona, Spain.
Career
As an independent curator, Rosa Martínez has organised international exhibitions, including the 51st Venic ...
Slavoj Zizek
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* Slavoj Černý (1937–2020), Czech former cyclist
*Slavoj Žižek
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Sadie Plant
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Ilya Prigogine
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, and Sami Nair.
The first three issues were written in collaboration with
Nancy Davenport
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Shoja Azari
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Early life and education
Azari was born in Shiraz, Iran. Azari trained as a filmmaker in New York in t ...
Zwelethu Mthethwa
Zwelethu Mthethwa (born 1960) is a South African painter and photographer. He was convicted of murder in 2017, and is currently incarcerated at Pollsmoor Prison.
Biography
Mthethwa, a native of Durban, graduated from the Michaelis School of F ...
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Penny Siopis
Penny Siopis (born 5 February 1953) is a South African artist from Cape Town. She was born in Vryburg in the North West province from Greek parents who had moved after inheriting a bakery from Siopis maternal grandfather. Siopis studied Fine Ar ...
. Starting from issue 40, the magazine is published by Ediciones del Umbral and directed by Alicia Chillida, Antonio Zaya, and Octavio Zaya.