Aninat Galería, fundada en 1982 por Isabel Aninat, licenciada en Filosofía y Estética, (UC) es un espacio de exposición dedicado al arte contemporáneo y la reflexión crítica. Surgió durante la dictadura de Pinochet, cuando los museos estaban cerrados, las universidades bajo vigilancia, los artistas en el exilio y el arte contemporáneo era considerado sospechoso.
Aninat Galería se convirtió en un refugio para los artistas. Acogió exposiciones de artistas exiliados como José Balmes, artistas en autoexilio como Juan Downey, y quienes protestaban desde dentro del país, entre ellos Carlos Leppe y el grupo C.A.D.A. La galería tuvo un papel activo en el retorno de Chile a la democracia, organizando encuentros entre candidatos presidenciales y artistas.
Desde 1997, Aninat Galería ha promovido a artistas chilenos en el ámbito internacional, convencida de la importancia del diálogo artístico entre culturas. Su participación en ferias de prestigio como Art Basel, Art Basel Miami, Untitled Miami, ARCO Madrid, Zona Maco México, KIAF Seúl y The Armory Show NYC ha fortalecido su presencia global.
Hace quince años, Javiera García-Huidobro se incorporó como Directora Ejecutiva, impulsando la coexistencia entre artistas consagrados y jóvenes talentos cuyas prácticas conceptuales abordan temas sociales, políticos y de la contemporaneidad. Bajo su dirección, la galería amplió su representación de artistas latinoamericanos, incorporando figuras como Huanchaco (Perú), Patricia Belli (Nicaragua) y Jacques Bedel (Argentina), enriqueciendo el círculo artístico y fortaleciendo el diálogo internacional.
La galería ha construido alianzas estratégicas con galerías latinoamericanas y europeas, ampliando el alcance y proyección de los artistas con quienes trabaja.
Nuestro compromiso es seguir incorporando a nuestros artistas en instituciones y museos en distintas partes del mundo, como por ejemplo: Mónica Bengoa, Nicolás Franco, Carlos Leppe, Raúl Zurita y Lotty Rosenfeld en el Drawing Center NY, Guggenheim, el MoMA, el Malba, el Reina Sofía y la Tate Modern, entre otros.
Isabel Aninat, a Philosophy and Aesthetics graduate, was a university professor. In 1982, with the intention of “widening the circle”, she founded the Isabel Aninat Gallery in Santiago Chile, an exhibition space for debate and theoretical reflection. The gallery aims to diffuse, commercialize and project contemporary Chilean and Latin American art, maintaining a special focus on the consolidation of a group of Chilean artists, both locally and internationally.
Isabel Aninat formed her first gallery “Plástica 3” in 1982 with two partners. In 1986 she became independent and formed “Plástica Nueva”. By 1996, she had moved to a space that could comfortably accommodate various proposals of contemporary art: video, installations, multimedia and so on. At that time she adopted the definitive name “Galería Isabel Aninat”. This new place became a landmark in the Chilean art scene, encouraging the development of what is now a renowned visual arts circuit, formed by various galleries and cultural centers.
The gallery represents established and emerging artists whose conceptual practices are engaged in research related to contingent social, political and problematic realities. Through its annual program, Aninat Gallery, it seeks to rediscover and value the work of little-known historical artists, who have changed paradigms. Currently Aninat Gallery is directed by Javiera García-Huidobro and Isabel Aninat
The Isabel Aninat Gallery disposes of three exhibition spaces ;
Space 1: a flexible space for artists.that has 200mts2,
Cabinet: space of 8,5 meters. in length, intended to display documents, unrealized projects and references of artists. This space aims to move the viewer to the studio and the creative process of the artist. That is why documents that are part of the research process of the creative process are also displayed.
Unique Piece: area to develop a single work or specific project. Space for experimentation, developed in collaboration with artists, galleries, curators, and institutions.
Aninat Galería expands the boundaries through links with major international galleries, curators, institutions, and collectors. Our gallery has a long history in international fairs, where it has been able to manage important acquisitions of artists representing relevant institutions.
This website is also dedicated to provide information on the artists it represents, that is why we have incorporated some extracts from historical texts that refer to the artists.
