Borges and Texas

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. This tribute includes the presentation and donation to the Houston Public Library, of a 2.5-feet bust of Borges, cast in bronze and made by the renowned Argentine sculptor Carlos Benavídez. Likewise, scale replicas of that bust and 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. 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.