Co-Curator of NEXT | Out of Focus
NEXT | Out of Focus is a sector of solo projects that is thoroughly committed to the exploration of the different procedures, languages and materials especially enabled by the photographic medium’s unique qualities. With the aim of making the work of new generations of artists visible, Fuera de Foco invites four galleries to each present an individual, an installation and an experimental proposal, and combines them to promote a space open for cross-disciplinary dialogue that generates new aesthetic experiences and enriches understanding of the art form.
Joaquín Rodríguez (Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos - 1975)
He holds a degree in curatorship and art management. He was the deputy director of the Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires until 2018, and in 2019 he founded RPM, a consultancy that provides comprehensive advisory and solutions for art management. He has curated exhibitions in galleries in Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Rosario, and New York. He is a guest lecturer in the subject of the Art Market in the bachelor's degree program in curatorship and art management at ESEADE. He has served as a jury member for various competitions, grants, and fairs.
Together with Abel Guaglianone, he collects contemporary Argentine art and supports various public institutions and private projects. Since 2014, they have organized and coordinated the EN OBRA Award within the framework of the arteBA fair, with the aim of supporting the development of galleries and artists in their early stages.
In 2022, they created the IN SITU Award with the objective of recognizing, disseminating, and supporting the artistic scenes in different regions of our country. The IN SITU Award seeks to highlight visual arts productions and management from their contexts of origin. It aims to help make visible projects that respond to situated needs and that appeal to available resources to generate new markets and circulation spaces for national art.