DIEGO COSTA PEUSER

Born May 17, 1964 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Diego Costa Peuser is the cofounder with his father of the magazine Arte al Día Internacional, a publication whose initial objective was to cover the art industry in Argentina.

Twenty seven years later, Arte al Día Internacional has become the most influential contemporary publication in the Latin America art world. Sold in bookstores throughout the USA, it is also distributed to the most important museums in the world today. Arte al Dia Internacional has also published fifteen books on contemporary artists and international collections.

Since 1998, the executive office of Arte al Día Internacional has been based in Miami, Florida.

Directorio de Arte de las Américas, first published in 1988, has offered information and free references to galleries, museums, critics and art foundations in 23 countries on the American continents. It is updated annually.

Arte al Día continued its growth with the opening of the third office, in México City in 2002, with one of the Costa Peuser siblings at the helm. There, Arte al Día News MEX focuses exclusively on the Mexican art world and market.

That same year, the first Gallery Night was held on the last Friday of the month in Buenos Aires. Since the summer of 2003, a similar event has been held in the La Barra neighborhood of Punta del Este.

The fourth office, Arte al Día in Caracas, Venezuela, followed in 2003, which also marked the inaugural of Arte al Día News VENEZUELA.

Mr. Costa Peuser started arteamericas the first fair specializing in Latin American art, in 2003. Today it is one of the most respected events in the international art world. Seventy galleries from throughout the world present extraordinarily high quality artwork at this prestigious event, held annually in March at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

In September 2004, the international event La Semana de Arte Buenos Aires debuted. Sponsored by the country’s Secretary of Culture, the public was invited to visit galleries and museums through programs such as Gallery Nights held concurrently in locations throughout the city. Many free conferences and concerts are held during this continuing international event.

In Lima, Peru, La Semana de Arte was inaugurated in May 2005, with extensive participation from local art galleries. Many held complementary outreach activities to involve the public.

Since 2005, Costa Peuser has also directed Buenos Aires Photo, which is associated with the daily newspaper, LA NACION.