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| Asociación Internacional de Críticos de Arte (AICA) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Asociación Internacional de Críticos de Arte |
| Native name | Asociación Internacional de Críticos de Arte |
| Abbreviation | AICA |
| Formation | 1950 |
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Region served | International |
| Membership | Art critics, curators, historians, theorists |
Asociación Internacional de Críticos de Arte (AICA) is an international association founded in 1950 that brings together professional art critics, curators, art historians and theorists from around the world to promote critical discourse on visual art, exhibition practice and cultural policy. The association has influenced debates in institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, and Museo Reina Sofía while engaging with events like the Venice Biennale, Documenta, São Paulo Art Biennial and Whitney Biennial.
AICA was established in the aftermath of World War II amid transnational dialogues involving figures from France, United Kingdom, United States, Italy and Spain who responded to cultural reconstruction with networks linked to the International Federation of Film Critics, International Association of Theatre Critics and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Early conferences convened critics and historians influenced by debates around institutions such as the Guggenheim Museum, National Gallery, Louvre, Hermitage Museum and the role of critics featured in publications like ARTnews, Apollo (magazine), October (journal), Artforum, Cahiers d'Art and The Burlington Magazine. During the Cold War era AICA navigated international tensions involving delegations from Yugoslavia, Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Poland, while later expansions encompassed members from Latin America, Asia, Africa and Oceania.
AICA operates through a General Assembly, an Executive Council and regional committees that mirror structures found in organizations like the International Council of Museums and the International Council on Monuments and Sites. Leadership has included presidents and officers from institutions such as the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, Royal Academy of Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and universities including University of Oxford, Columbia University, Sorbonne University and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. The association cooperates with cultural bodies such as the Council of Europe, European Commission, UNESCO and foundations like the Guggenheim Foundation, Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation.
AICA maintains national sections in countries including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States. National networks interface with museums such as the National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico), National Gallery of Art (Washington), Museo del Prado, J. Paul Getty Museum and with university departments at Goldsmiths, University of London, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Universidad de Buenos Aires and University of São Paulo.
AICA organizes international congresses, symposia and roundtables often hosted during major art events like the Venice Biennale, Documenta, Frieze Art Fair, Art Cologne, Armory Show, Art Basel and Biennale de Lyon. Programs include advocacy for press freedom as in cases involving Reporters Without Borders dialogues, ethics guidelines informed by debates at the International Association of Art Critics and collaborative projects with Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Serpentine Galleries, Kunsthalle Basel, Palacio de Bellas Artes and Tate Britain. AICA initiatives have engaged with thematic concerns raised by exhibitions at Hayward Gallery, New Museum, CCA – Centre for Contemporary Arts (Glasgow), Pinacoteca de São Paulo and research centers such as the Getty Research Institute.
AICA produces bulletins, newsletters and conference proceedings comparable to outputs from Art in America, frieze, Flash Art, Art Monthly and Parkett. National sections publish journals tied to institutions like Archivo (journal), Metropolis M and scholarly monographs that circulate among libraries including the Bibliothèque nationale de France, British Library and Library of Congress. AICA's communications address issues examined in texts by critics associated with Harold Rosenberg, Clement Greenberg, Rosalind Krauss, Lucy Lippard, Benjamin H. D. Buchloh and reference exhibitions at MOMA PS1, Museum Ludwig, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
AICA members participate in juries and advisory panels for awards and prizes such as the Praemium Imperiale, Turner Prize, Golden Lion (Venice Biennale), Hugo Boss Prize, Wolf Prize in Arts, Prince Claus Fund, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Imperial Arts Prize and regional honors like the Premio Velázquez de Artes Plásticas and Latinoamérica Art Prize. The association has instituted its own recognitions and honorary mentions in collaboration with institutions including Bienal de São Paulo, Sharjah Biennial, Shanghai Biennale and municipal museums like the Musée d'Orsay.
AICA has faced controversies mirrored in debates around censorship at museums such as the Museum of Modern Art and controversies similar to those surrounding the Documenta 14 and Venice Biennale when critics clashed over exhibition politics, decolonial critique and funding linked to sponsors like multinational corporations and state institutions such as the British Council and Institut Français. Internal disputes have arisen within national sections comparable to splits seen in cultural bodies during cases involving Cultural Revolution (China)-era censorship, postcolonial debates in South Africa and disagreements over ethics like those that affected panels in Biennale of Sydney and Whitney Biennial.
Category:Organizations established in 1950 Category:Art criticism Category:International cultural organizations