Agustín Pérez Rubio
Agustín Pérez Rubio is the MALBA - Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires Artistic Director. He has a degree in art history from the Universidad de Valencia. He has curated over ninety exhibitions at venues like the Museo Nacional Reina Sofía in Madrid, Mucsarnok in Budapest, Centro Gallego de Arte Contemporáneo in Santiago de Compostela, SantralIstanbul in Istanbul, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, Chalottenborg Kunsthalle in Copenhagen, and Espai d’Art Contemporani de Castelló in Castellón; and in events like the 50th Venice Biennale, the 9th Nicaraguan Visual Arts Biennial, and Sesc Pompeia – Videobrasil in São Paulo.
In his outstanding work as curator of MUSAC, he organized monographic exhibitions of major artists like Pierre Huyghe, Julie Mehretu, Dora García, Pipilotti Rist, Sejima + Nishizawa / SANAA, Elmgreen and Dragset, Harun Farocki, Dave Muller, Ana Laura Aláez, Ugo Rondinone, Azucena Vieites, Lara Almarcegui, and others. He co-curated, along with Octavio Zaya and María Inés Rodríguez, MODEL KITS. Pensar Latinoamérica, a large exhibition of works from the MUSAC collection. His recent curatorial projects include solo shows by artists such as SUPERFLEX, Sophie Calle, Néstor Sanmiguel Diest, Rosangela Rennó, Carlos Garaicoa, and others.
He conceived of RADAR, MUSAC’s newspaper on art and thought, which he co-founded and directed. He was also the director of that institution’s AA (Art and Architecture) book series. He has written a number of books on art as well as exhibition catalogues; he has contributed to a great many art publications. He has directed countless seminars, workshops, and conferences, and given lectures himself at many international symposia.
