Despacio’s mission is to keep doing what it has been doing for the past decade: consistently exploring new models of artistic and curatorial practice while remaining a driving force in the continued development of Central America’s artistic voice.
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Sandino Scheidegger is the co-founder of Random Institute, Kunsthalle Tropical and Réunion. From 2015 to 2019 he was chief curator at the Center for Contemporary Art Despacio in San José, Costa Rica. He is the founding director of the nonprofit organization Social Income.

Twenty Years of Despacio 2008–2028

Ongoing   Started on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 11 am
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This book marks the beginning and end of Despacio’s artistic journey, documenting its first ten years of activity and looking ahead to a hypothetical decade of new possibilities.

If I were (still) an artist

Ongoing   Started on Monday, December 24, 2018
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Everybody talks about becoming an artist. But what happens when you give up the calling? Can you cease to be an artist? Where do ideas go when they no longer make it into art? Do they float around, searching for an artist who has none of their own?

Vida Privada

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For Vida Privada, the artist Johanna Schaible spent many days with three tenants whose homes are protected by grills, documenting the worlds and stories of their everyday lives. While her presence may seem intrusive, her choice to illustrate these scenes transforms each space, preserving its intimacy in a way that photos would not. This series of illustrations, which will be arranged into three unique books, will briefly be presented at Despacio before being gifted to the residents it portrays.

Late for Labor Day

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San Keller might be late for Labor Day, but he’s never late for work. The artist’s first Latin American retrospective will showcase a body of work full of wit, humor, and a keen sense for letting art take over everyday situations. Over the course of four days in San José, the artist will revive performances inspired by specific workplaces, joining forces with a hairdresser, a physical therapist, a bar owner, a merchant, and even local cops.

Adoptees and Other Misfits

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The library selected by Thomas Geiger consists of artist books and catalogues that deal with the issue of documenting conceptual art in a radical way. While standard exhibition catalogues try to recreate and capture the past, the publications on display discuss how books can create a new work of art out of something pre-existing.

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