Past Events

"Curatorial Projects During the Covid-19 Isolation: Mercosul Bienal 12, Porto Alegre and Rethink Everything, Buenos Aires," a lecture from UT CLAVIS  co-founder Andrea Guinta who will discuss her work as chief curator of the Mercosul Bienal 12 during the coronavirus pandemic and the first online exhibition from Rolf Art gallery. 

Teotihuacan was an exemplary and archetypal city of ancient Mexico – and a place where art served to bind the diverse population together. While modern city-dwellers recognize its grid and multi-family dwellings as characteristics of our own urban forms, its monumental pyramids and hidden tunnels speak to a different order, drawn from the power of the natural world.

Join Professor Astrid Runggaldier and Program Coordinator Milady Casco in the last Info Sessions before the program deadline of November 15th about the "Ancient & Colonial Heritage in Latin America: Cultural Treasures of the Maya" Maymester in Guatemala and Belize. 

Canopy-penetrating lidar data over the Buenavista Valley of northern Guatemala reveals the setting of the so-called Entrada of AD 378, when the Maya Lowlands became the stage for interactions with Central Mexico. This presentation focuses on the evidence from the landscape, including fortresses, watchtowers, and other militarily strategic alterations to this part of the Maya region.