Fairs
TEFAF Maastricht, since 2004
TEFAF New York, since 2016
Exhibitions
Equestrian Silver in the River Plate. Art for Riders and Horses
International Horse Fair, Dubai World Trade Centre. Dubai, 2018.
Curatorial & direction by José Eguiguren Molina
Eight centuries of Islamic rule on the Iberian Peninsula culminated in a rich equestrian heritage throughout Spanish lands, and an exchange in riding styles between Al-Andalus and the Christian Kingdoms. It was as such that Spanish riding culture became perhaps the most complex and diverse in European history. This legacy was taken on by the Spanish Conquistadors of the Americas towards the end of the 15th century, meaning that the Iberian heritage of luxurious horse trappings continued into the New World, with a vast diversity of techniques and features. For many years now we have been researching this extraordinary exchange between such different equestrian cultures, in order to identify a bridge between the horsemanship and its art in Hispanic tradition, Al-Andalus, and its legacy in the Americas.
The history of equestrian tradition in Latin America and, in this case, that of the River Plate region, goes back to the origins of Criollo culture. It has its roots in the equestrian practices that were prevalent throughout Spain, with its inherited Iberian and Andalusian influences on the ornamentation of the horse. This continued through the Viceroyalty, reaching its pinnacle after Independence from the early 19th century and into the first decades of 20th century, constituting an unparalleled chapter in the history of decorative arts and equestrian trappings.
Equestrian Silver in the River Plate
International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition. Abu Dhabi, September 2010.
Mega-Exhibition: El Mate en América
Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo. Buenos Aires, September-October 2004.
Organized by Eguiguren Arte de Hispanoamérica & Manos Artesanas Comunicaciones. Curatorial, catalogue raisonné and co-direction by Javier & José Eguiguren Molina
El Gaucho. Platería Criolla Rioplatense
(The Gaucho. Criollo Silver of The River Plate)
Museum of the City of Quito. Ecuador, January 2004.
Malecon 2000. Guayaquil, Ecuador, November 2003.
Curatorial and direction by Javier & José Eguiguren Molina.
Mega-Exhibition: Aperos Criollos en las Tierras del Plata y en América.
(Criollo Horse Tack in the Lands of The River Plate and the Americas)
Villavicencio Palace Museum Jerez de la Frontera. Spain, September-October 2002.
In Commemoration of The World Equestrian Games 2002. First worldwide large-scale exhibition of Hispanic American Equestrian-tacks. Organized by Eguiguren Arte de Hispanoamérica & Manos Artesanas Comunicaciones. Co-curatorial by José M. & Javier A. Eguiguren Molina
Stirrups, Spurs & Saddles.
Gaucho Silver of Argentina
Museo de las Américas. Denver, Colorado, USA, December 2001- March 2002.
Co-curatorial by Javier & José Eguiguren Molina
The Stirrup History in Argentina
Sociedad Rural Argentina. Buenos Aires, July-August 2002.
Co-curatorial and organization by Javier & José Eguiguren Molina
El Apero Criollo, Arte y Tradición
(The Criollo Horse Tack, Art and Tradition)
Sociedad Rural Argentina. Buenos Aires, 2001.
Co-curatorial and organization by Javier & José Eguiguren Molina
The Poncho, Art & Tradition
Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo. Buenos Aires, 2001.
Co-curatorial and organization by Javier & José Eguiguren Molina
El Apero Criollo, Arte y Tradición
(The Criollo Horse Tack, Art and Tradition)
Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo. Buenos Aires, 2000.
Curatorial and organization by Roberto Vega & José Eguiguren Molina. It was the first large-scale exhibition where museums and private equestrian collections highlighting riding gears were exhibited in Argentina.
Hispanic American and Equestrian Silver Exhibitions.
- Official Dinner to the President of United States, Mr. William F. Clinton offered by the Government of Argentina, Sociedad Rural Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1998.
- Antiques Fair, Santiago de Chile, 1997
- Equestrian Silver: Argentine Banking Association Congress, Sociedad Rural Argentina, 1996
- Platería Religiosa y Criolla, Museo del Cabildo, Córdoba, Argentina, 1997.
- Feria de Anticuarios & Decoradores, Asociación Amigos del Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, 1985-2007
- Axel Amuchástegui: Retrospective Exhibition. World Wildlife Fund & Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina, in tribute to HRH, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Buenos Aires, 1992. Curatorial and direction by Javier and José Eguiguren Molina.
- Axel Amuchástegui, Oscar Correa & Aldo Chiappe Exhibition, Wildlife Art Fair, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. 1991
- Wildlife Art Exhibitions: Axel Amuchástegui, Oscar Correa y Aldo Chiappe. 1988-2000.
- ArteBA Fair, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, 1991-1995.
- Axel Amuchástegui: Wildlife Art Exhibiton, Buenos Aires, 1988. It was the first exhibition of Wildlife Art organized in Argentina. Axel Amuchástegui had developed an extraordinary career for 30 years as an exclusive artist at the Tryon Gallery, London.
- Gaucho Sculptures. First historical exhibition in The River Plate, Buenos Aires, 1987.