A firm commitment to Latin American art

Latin America has been, and continues to be, a region of enormous cultural power.  Latin American artists combine history, social transformation, and critical reflection, and this wealth of perspectives aligns with our foundation’s mission: to develop a collection representing the diversity of narratives comprising global contemporary art.

This is why Latin America occupies a central place in our art collections. Our photography collection highlights the vision of committed creators who, through their cameras, reveal identities and propose social reflections.

Among them is Paolo Gasparini, an Italian based in Venezuela, whose work takes us on a journey through different countries in America and Europe to reveal the contradictions of today’s world and its social, economic, and cultural inequalities. Also prominently featured is the work of Paz Errázuriz, a renowned Chilean photographer who uses her camera to approach the marginalization of her subjects with trust, respect, and solidarity. Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide, winner of the 2025 Princess of Asturias Award, is one of the most significant photographers on the contemporary international scene. Over four decades, she has built up an intense and deeply personal body of work that has an important place in our photography holdings, which boast one of the most extensive collections of her work in existence. Meanwhile, the works of Argentine Humberto Rivas introduce us to the urban landscape through an aesthetic approach that emphasizes the passage of time.

In the field of drawing, we would like to highlight the presence in our collections of pieces by Uruguayan Joaquín Torres García, a painter, educator, art theorist, and creator of avant-garde toys, who defended the idea of total art, the result of collaboration between painters, musicians, sculptors, and poets. Also from Uruguay, the work of Rafael Barradas, one of the founders of Ultraism, brings us closer to the avant-garde movements of the 20th century.

Latin America was also the place of exile for two very important female artists featured in our collections: Remedios Varo (who was born in Girona but died in Mexico) and Maruja Mallo (who lived in exile, mainly in Argentina, for nearly 25 years, although she died in Madrid).

Our commitment to Latin American art is being reaffirmed today through an agreement with the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in Los Angeles, which will allow our photography collection to be featured in three exhibitions at this museum between 2027 and 2029. This will be an opportunity for the works of Paolo Gasparini, Paz Errázuriz, and Graciela Iturbide to cross the Atlantic once again, broadening the reach of their committed gazes.