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PTTEOR/éTica is an independent, private, non-profit art space in San José, Costa Rica. Both its name and its raison d’etre imply theory, aesthetics and ethics. Throughout the years, TEOR/éTica has been consolidated as one of the most dynamic and propositive cultural projects in Latin America. It is internationally known for its role in the development of artistic practices in Central America, and for propitiating new ways of thinking and thinking ourselves from a critical stance.
This project operates as a platform for research and diffusion of contemporary artistic practices, with an emphasis on Central America and the Caribbean.
Galleries
TEOR/éTica
San José, Costa Rica
Gallery TEOR/éTica. Courtesy of TEOR/éTica.
Most read
In Conversation With Salym Fayad
“We Know Very Little About Contemporary African Culture”
The 3rd African Traveling Film Festival in Colombia – MUICA – reveals how the African continent is narrated through cinema.
White Label
How Warhol Erased the Identity of His Black Trans Sitters
Art historian Gürsoy Doğtaş analyses the power imbalances between Warhol and his BIPoC queer and trans sitters of lower Manhattan.
In Conversation with Koral Carballo
Afro-Descendants In Mexico: “We Were Always Here”
Mexican photographer Koral Carballo speaks about Afro-descendants in Mexico and about discovering her own identity.
events
Exhibitions
TEACHER, NUH TEACH ME NUH NONSENSE
New Local Space
Kingston, Jamaica
16 July - 22 August 2022
Exhibitions
Exhibition: KAZAL – Narrating Haitian Memories
Framer Framed
Amsterdam, Netherlands
27 May - 21 August 2022
Exhibitions
Joseca Yanomami: nossa terra-floresta
MASP
São Paulo, Brazil
29 July - 30 October 2022
Exhibitions
37º Panorama da Arte Brasileira – Sob as cinzas, brasa
MAM SP
São Paulo, Brazil
23 July - 15 January 2023
Exhibitions
AUTOPOIESIS: Recognizing Kin Across Antipodal Topologies
Oyoun
Berlin, Germany
03 August - 30 August 2022
Exhibitions
Sidney Amaral: um espelho na história
Almeida & Dale Galeria de Arte
São Paulo, Brazil
30 July - 24 September 2022
Exhibitions
Infinite Bodies: Sandra Monterroso
Casa del Lago UNAM
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
30 April - 14 August 2022
Exhibitions
Europe supported by Africa and America by Sokari Douglas Camp
Victoria & Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
24 July - 14 May 2023
Exhibitions
Coming Home - A retrospective of the work of Pearl Alcock
198 Gallery
London, United Kingdom
15 June - 14 August 2022
Exhibitions
Warwar Wa
Centro Cultural de España
La Paz, Bolivia, Plurinational State of
08 August - 08 October 2022
Performances
Verbo - Mostra de Performance Arte
Galeria Vermelho, Chão SLZ
São Paulo, São Luiz, Brazil
27 July - 12 August 2022
Exhibitions
Nakoada: estratégias para a arte moderna
MAM Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
09 July - 29 January 2023
Most read
In Conversation With Salym Fayad
“We Know Very Little About Contemporary African Culture”
The 3rd African Traveling Film Festival in Colombia – MUICA – reveals how the African continent is narrated through cinema.
White Label
How Warhol Erased the Identity of His Black Trans Sitters
Art historian Gürsoy Doğtaş analyses the power imbalances between Warhol and his BIPoC queer and trans sitters of lower Manhattan.
In Conversation with Koral Carballo
Afro-Descendants In Mexico: “We Were Always Here”
Mexican photographer Koral Carballo speaks about Afro-descendants in Mexico and about discovering her own identity.
Installation View
Mercosul Biennial
The 11th edition of the Mercosul Visual Arts Biennial focuses on the Atlantic Triangle.
“Manglaria: raíces y sujeciones”
Reimagining the Colombian Pacific
The exhibition brings together diverse perspectives on the territory and the Afro and indigenous representations in Colombia.
Exhibition
Take Me to the River
A multimedia exhibition by the Goethe-Institut and the Prince Claus Fund Art and culture responds to the climate crisis.
Mãe Preta
Women and Resistance
Exhibition recounts narrative of black women who breastfed children of whites and reflects on Brazilian society.
In Conversation with Tiago Sant'Ana
"The Naturalization of Whiteness as a Life Parameter"
Artist and researcher uses materials such as sugar to discuss the naturalization and erasure of a colonial past.
Paulo Nazareth at the ICA Miami
Dismantling colonial power
The Brazilian artist offers a journey to understand the oppressive, exploitative nature of colonial history in his country.