TEOR/éTica: a Space for Art and Thought

While trying to familiarize myself with the artist community in Costa Rica, research led me to discover TEOR/éTica, a sure stop on my next trip to San José. TEOR/éTica is a private, non-profit independent project in San Jose, dedicated to contemporary artistic and curatorial practices. What does that mean, exactly? Rather than describing themselves solely as a gallery or museum, the leaders at TEOR/éTica are devoted to encouraging an active art center for documenting and investigating current working artists, with an emphasis on theory, ethics, and aesthetics.

TEOR/éTica operates in four main areas: exhibitions of local and international artists; promotion, documentation of work and support for Central American artists of various disciplines, an editorial project with over forty publications, and organizing and hosting talks, symposia and artistic residencies. The museum area acts as an opportunity to present art of the region to visitors of San Jose while functioning as a complement to their own program. The library, holds unique titles on contemporary art from Central America, as well as over 2000 titles exploring ideas about artistic practices, art history, theory and popular culture.

For the past decade TEOR/éTica has established itself as one of the most purposeful cultural projects in Costa Rica. Programs are held in high regard, with international interest and acknowledgement as an organization that generates new thought and conversation. Next week TEOR/éTica will host activities during the February 12th Art City Tour, San José’s hippest gallery crawl event yet. Read more on their website: http://www.teoretica.org/.

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