{"id":9626,"date":"2025-06-26T09:24:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T14:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?p=9626"},"modified":"2025-07-22T17:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T22:18:34","slug":"exhibition-4th-biennial-of-south-american-craft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?p=9626","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition: 4th Biennial of South American Craft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week I had the opportunity to visit the 4th Biennial of Artisanal Objects from South American countries, in The Cabildo<\/a> one of Montevideo’s Old City’s finest and most interesting old buildings, now a historic museum, overlooking the Plaza Matriz, a beautiful square with fountain that’s lovely any time of year. The day I went there were strong bitterly cold winds blowing, but even with lots of little branches and masses of autumn leaves strewn everywhere, it was nice to walk through.<\/p>\n\n\n

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This is a wonderful exhibition, featuring 110 artisan crafted works in several categories by artists from Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay. I checked out absolutely everything, and though of course my personal focus is textiles, there are other fine pieces in woodwork, metalwork, jewellery, weaving, crochet, ceramic, felting and basketry. Of course, such is the exciting state of craft today that there are a number of hybrid or crossover pieces skilfully combining materials and techniques from several distinct craft areas in the one work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was no catalogue, so my descriptions might be a little off in some of the notes I made, but no matter – it is a lovely exhibition, and here are some of my favourites:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Graciela Melian (Argentina) produced this really beautiful miniature weaving. The wooden frame was about an A4 page size, meaning the textile itself was perhaps 5x10cm<\/strong>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Lillia Bryter and Silvia Roldan (Argentina) showed this stylish woven neckpiece and matching bracelet trimmed with silver.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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This beautiful “School of The South” style boat by Juan Grasso (Uruguay) is true junk art, and so evocative of the rust and decay still to be seen around the historic Old City and Port areas.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Camila Beretto (Uruguay) made this beautiful necklace featuring some kind of silken braid, inset with amethyst and golden beads or pearls, I couldn’t be sure.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Very Andean shaped wooden vessels patterned with dramatic marquetry are by Peruvian artist Juan Alberto Perez<\/em><\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A bassinette\/carry basket was made with felted wool by Rosanna Portazzo of Argentina.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Hand dyed grosgrain ribbon, rusted metal, and stitch were used to make this neckpiece, bracelet and ring set by Silvia Llaport and Renee Llaport<\/strong> (Uruguay)<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Olga Olivera (Uruguay) presented this lively group of flowing figures costructed with shells, presumably from the Atlantic coastal beaches here. <\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Cabildo museum<\/a> is located at Juan Carlos G\u00f3mez 1362, Cuidad Vieja, Montevideo. Opening hours are M-F 11-17.45, and Sat. 11-17.00. The museum’s website has not yet been updated to include this exhibition, which only opened this week, so I am not sure how long it will be on view. I recommend you make plans to visit sooner rather than later, then have a wander around the plaza before heading to your favourite restaurant for lunch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(I provide direct links in my text where I think readers might like further information, and always welcome readers questions and comments in reply)<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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