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FR_04 (1) Top 5 Photography Tips: Buenos Aires

Whether you’re a budding photographer living abroad or a tourist looking to capture something Continue reading

Amazing Photos of Bogota Colombia

From the archives of design blog Exxcorpio comes an amazing series of photos from all around Bogota.  If you haven’t been to Bogota yet, perhaps these pictures will convince you to go.  And of course if you are planning a … Continue reading

10 Artists to Look For at the Bienal de São Paulo (Part 2)

Today marks Part deux of Oasis Collections approved “artists to look out for” (our choice not an art PR firm’s) in this year’s Bienal de São Paulo.  Happy obra hopping!

10 Artists to Look For at the Bienal de São Paulo (Part 1)

Since 1951, the São Paulo Art Biennial has showcased both Brazilian and international contemporary art.  As mentioned in yesterday’s post, the theme of this year’s exhibition starting September 25th is the inability to separate art from politics.  With 160 featured artists, … Continue reading

Say Hello to the São Paulo Bienal!

This weekend the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo opened the 29th edition of the São Paulo Bienal in where else, but São Paulo, Brazil.  This years Bienal is rooted in the idea that it is impossible to separate art from politics.  Some 159 … Continue reading

A Quilombo (Kind Of) In Salvador de Bahia Brazil

In Argentina, the word “quilombo” is thrown around a lot.  According to Argentine slang it basically means a chaotic mess.  As in:  That 12 car pile up on the highway was a quilombo.  Many locals will claim that the word … Continue reading

Parque Patricios: Buenos Aires IT Powerhouse?

There is a growing trend among leading international cities to have a dedicated IT district and Buenos Aires is the latest to follow this pattern with its redevelopment of the Parque Patricios neighbourhood. It is a movement that started even … Continue reading

Potosi, Bolivia

A photographer’s travels in Bolivia and Peru, working on a documentary project about miners. by Irina Zhorov In 2006 and 2007 I traveled around South America with a heavy typewriter and a bag of film, intermittently working and settling in places … Continue reading

Valiant Effort Chicos!

Anyone who was alive and breathing in Argentina this past weekend felt the crush of the national teams loss to Germany on Saturday. The streets were quieter than they have been in what seems like ages since the world cup … Continue reading

Cycling Patagonia – Photo Essay

By Jeff Bartlett journey that began with an innocent conversation about possible honeymoon destinations resulted in a 2,700km cycle journey up Patagonia. Beginning in Punta Arenas, Chile, we quickly crossed into Argentina and spent two months along the Ruta 40. The deserted highway … Continue reading