In pictures: focus on Caribbean artists
about 5 months ago (12/09/2023)
In pictures: focus on Caribbean artists Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Art Basel in Miami Beach 2023 feature In pictures: focus on Caribbean artists María Elena Ortiz, curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, picks her favourite works at Art Basel in Miami Beach Alexander Morrison 9 December 2023 Share April Bey, COLONIAL SWAG: Not Conceited, CONVINCED! (2023) © Liliana Mora María Elena Ortiz is a trailblazing curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (the Modern), but she also has close ties to South Florida. Previously, she was a curator at Pérez Art Museum Miami, where she helped to diversify the collection: establishing the Caribbean Cultural Institute (a platform dedicated to Caribbean art) and acquiring works by Simone Leigh and Bony Ramirez, among others.