Anna Di Stasi · Art Expert

As an emergent field, Latin American Geometric Abstraction has reached unprecedented demand. Less than ten years after first appearing in a Latin American art sale, auction estimates for Geometric Abstraction particularly from Brazil, Venezuela, and Argentina have quadrupled. This paper will examine two vital catalysts behind the recent demand for Latin American Geometric Abstraction: Christie’s highly curated sale program from 1999 to 2004 and a number of groundbreaking exhibitions organized by Mari-Carmen Ramírez at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston such as _Inverted Utopias, Avant-Garde A…