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Ana María Caballero to Present Trilingual Poetry Performance at Art Brussels

festival-fair · 2026-04-08

On April 24, Friday, from 1 to 1:50 PM at the Tribune, Ana María Caballero, a Colombian-American poet, will partake in a performative dialogue led by moderator Melissa Giardina. Caballero, a multidisciplinary artist with numerous accolades and represented by OFFICE IMPART, delves into themes of embodiment, memory, and the intersection of technology and poetry. Her work has been showcased globally, including at the Victoria & Albert Museum and Times Square. Notably, she is the first living poet to have sold a poem through Sotheby’s and has been a finalist for the Lumen Prize five times. Her pieces are included in collections like the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. The event will feature a trilingual reading with audience engagement and is part of the Art Brussels programming.

Key facts

  • Event date: Friday 24 April
  • Time: 1–1:50 PM
  • Location: the Tribune
  • Artist: Ana María Caballero
  • Moderator: Melissa Giardina
  • Caballero is first living poet to sell a poem via Sotheby’s
  • Performance includes trilingual reading with audience participation
  • Caballero’s work held in Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía collection

Entities

Artists

  • Ana María Caballero
  • Melissa Giardina
  • Sylvia Plath
  • Hugo Claus
  • Peter Verhelst

Institutions

  • OFFICE IMPART
  • Sotheby’s
  • Victoria & Albert Museum
  • HEK Basel
  • Carmen Thyssen Museum
  • Francisco Carolinum Museum
  • Wroclaw Contemporary Museum
  • Museo de Arte Miguel Urrutia
  • Times Square
  • New World Center
  • Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
  • MACBA Barcelona
  • Fundación March
  • Ashmolean Museum
  • MAD Arts Museum
  • Arab Bank of Switzerland
  • Spalter Digital
  • Stahlberg Collection
  • ADAC Foundation
  • Le Random
  • Vindetta!
  • Paard Van Troje
  • Leesfonds
  • Royal Academy for Dutch Language and Literature
  • Vooruit
  • De Bronzen Uil
  • Ultima for Literature
  • Arkcomité voor het Vrije Woord
  • Art Brussels
  • MAXXI
  • Bvlgari
  • Sevens Foundation
  • Knight Foundation

Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Basel
  • Switzerland
  • Málaga
  • Spain
  • Linz
  • Austria
  • Wroclaw
  • Poland
  • Bogotá
  • Colombia
  • Miami
  • United States
  • Barcelona
  • Ghent
  • Belgium
  • Brussels

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