About the Project
Jorge Luis Borges came to Texas in 1961 as a visiting professor for UT Austin, where he developed a deep affection for the state. Texas, in turn, embraced that affection and holds it unchanged to this day.
In 2023 and on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the first publication of Jorge Luis Borges, Fervor de Buenos Aires, Casa Cultural de las Americas pays tribute to the great universal writer at Rice University, Houston, Texas.
The Honorific Bust
CCA will present a 2.5-feet bust of Borges, cast in bronze and made by the renowned Argentine sculptor Carlos Benavídez. The bust will later be donated to the Houston Public Library where it will be exhibited in the Julia Ideson Building.
The Art Exhibition
Smaller-scaled replicas of the bust intervened by specially selected Texas artists will be exhibited and offered for sale during the day of the event. These three-dimensional, exclusive collectible works, made from the figure of Borges, will reflect the view of our contemporary artists on the infinite Borgean universe, creating an intimate bond between literature and visual arts.
Participating Artists
Miguel Angel Avila
Andres Bardon
Pablo Bobbio
Susan Budge
Marie Casamayor
Sandra De La Rosa
Kelley Devine
Silvia Felizia
Marina Fernandez
Geraldina Interiano Wise
Ernesto Leon
Michele Matamoros
Cassie Moonwiick
Armando Rodriguez Robles
Caroline Ryan
Graciela Socorro
William H. Soller
Sarah Sudhoff
Nohelia Vargas
Hank Waddell
The Conference
The tribute to Jorge Luis Borges will also feature a panel of experts in the writer's work and ideas. We will have the presence of professionals from the University of Texas at Austin and the Jorge Luis Borges International Foundation of Buenos Aires.
Gwendolyn Diaz-Ridgeway, Ph. D
Author
Daniel Bonevac, Ph. D
The University of Texas at Austin
Nicolas Shumway
Rice University
Fernando Flores Maio
Jorge Luis Borges International Foundation
Sponsors & Patrons
"Borges and Texas,” the tribute that Casa Cultural de las Americas pays in Houston to the great author Jorge Luis Borges, is possible thanks to the support and collaboration of people and companies committed to our culture and interested in keeping alive the memory and work of our most important artistic references.
Contributing Institutions
Art About LLC
Casa Argentina de Houston
Hispanic American Medical Association of Houston (HAMAH)
ALMAAHH
Art Museum TX
Houston Gateway of the Americas
Argentina Texas Chamber of Commerce