Part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, this exhibition will reappraise the contribution of Latin American women artists and those of Latino and Chicano heritage in the United States to contemporary art.
In a way that no other exhibition has done previously, Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985 will give visibility to the artistic practices of women artists working in Latin America and US-born women artists of Latino heritage between 1960 and 1985—a key period in Latin American history and in the development of contemporary art. Fifteen countries will be represented in the exhibition by more than one hundred artists, with 260 works in photography, video, and other experimental mediums. Among the women included are emblematic figures such as Lygia Clark, Ana Mendieta, and Marta Minujín alongside lesser-known names such as the Cuban-born abstract artist Zilia Sánchez, the Colombian sculptor Feliza Bursztyn, and the Brazilian video artist Leticia Parente. The artists featured in Radical Women have made extraordinary contributions to the field of contemporary art, but little scholarly attention has been devoted to situating their work within the social, cultural, and political contexts in which it was made. This groundbreaking exhibition will constitute the first genealogy of feminist and radical art practices in Latin America and their influence internationally, thereby addressing an art historical vacuum. Radical Women will also include a national tour and a scholarly publication.
Press Release and Artist List: Hammer Museum Presents Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960‐1985, September 28, 2016
Exhibition Tour Schedule
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles: September 15–December 31, 2017
Brooklyn Museum, New York: April 13–July 29, 2018
Spanish-language tours
Email tours@hammer.ucla.edu if you would like to schedule a Spanish-language tour.
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Martha Araujo (Brazilian, b. 1943), Hábito/Habitante (Habit/inhabitant), -
Martha Araujo (Brazilian, b. 1943), Para Um Corpo Nas Suas Impossibilidades (For a body in its impossibilities), -
Feliza Bursztyn (Colombian, 1933–1982), Cama (Bed), -
Graciela Carnevale (Argentine, b. 1942), Acción del encierro (Lock-up action) Ciclo de Arte Experimental, Rosario, Argentina, -
Josely Carvalho (Brazilian, b. 1942), Waiting, -
Isabel Castro (American, b. Mexico 1954), From the series Women under Fire, -
![Sandra Eleta (Panamanian, b. 1942), Edita (la del plumero), Panamá (Edita [the one with the duster], Panama), 1977](/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_Eleta__Sandra_be2de230d6.jpg "Sandra Eleta (Panamanian, b. 1942), Edita (la del plumero), Panamá (Edita [the one with the duster], Panama), 1977")
Sandra Eleta (Panamanian, b. 1942), Edita (la del plumero), Panamá (Edita [the one with the duster], Panama), -
Paz Errázuriz (Chilean, b. 1944), La palmera (The palm tree), -
Lourdes Grobet (Mexican, b. 1940), La Briosa, -
Sonia Gutiérrez (Colombian, b. 1947), Y con unos lazos me izaron (And they lifted me up with rope), -
Ana Victoria Jiménez (Mexican, b. 1941), From the series Cuaderno de tareas (Assignment book), -
Liliana Maresca (Argentine, 1951–1994), Sin título (Untitled), from the series Liliana Maresca con su obra (Liliana Maresca with her work), -
María Evelia Marmolejo (Colombian, b. 1958), 11 de marzo – ritual a la menstruación, digno de toda mujer como antecedente del origen de la vida (March 11 - ritual in honor of menstruation, worthy of every woman as a precursor to the origin of life), -
![María Evelia Marmolejo (Colombian, b. 1958), Anónimo I (Homenaje a los desaparecidos y torturados dentro de los hechos violentos) (Anonymous I [Homage to those disappeared and tortured in violent incidents]), 1981.](/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_Marmolejo__Maria_Evelia_Anonimo_1_80c17e643e.jpg "María Evelia Marmolejo (Colombian, b. 1958), Anónimo I (Homenaje a los desaparecidos y torturados dentro de los hechos violentos) (Anonymous I [Homage to those disappeared and tortured in violent incidents]), 1981.")
María Evelia Marmolejo (Colombian, b. 1958), Anónimo I (Homenaje a los desaparecidos y torturados dentro de los hechos violentos) (Anonymous I [Homage to those disappeared and tortured in violent incidents]), -
Ana Vitória Mussi (Brazilian, b. 1943), A Arma (The weapon), from the series Trajetória do osso (Trajectory of a bone), -
Marie Orensanz (Argentine, b. 1936), Limitada (Limited), -
Letícia Parente (Brazilian, 1930–1991), Marca registrada (Trademark), -
Liliana Porter (Argentine, b. 1941), Untitled (self-portrait with square), -
Patricia Restrepo (Colombian, b. 1954), Por la mañana (In the morning), -
Nelbia Romero (Uruguayan, 1938–2015), Sin título (Untitled), -
Regina Silveira (Brazilian, b. 1939), Biscoito arte (Art cookie), -
Teresinha Soares (Brazilian, b. 1927), Cai×a de fazer amor (Lovemaking box), -
Amélia Toledo (Brazilian, b. 1926), Sorriso do menina (Girl’s smile),
![Sandra Eleta (Panamanian, b. 1942), Edita (la del plumero), Panamá (Edita [the one with the duster], Panama), 1977](/fileadmin/media/exhibitions/2017/PST_Radical_Women/Eleta__Sandra.jpg "Sandra Eleta (Panamanian, b. 1942), Edita (la del plumero), Panamá (Edita [the one with the duster], Panama), 1977")
![María Evelia Marmolejo (Colombian, b. 1958), Anónimo I (Homenaje a los desaparecidos y torturados dentro de los hechos violentos) (Anonymous I [Homage to those disappeared and tortured in violent incidents]), 1981.](/fileadmin/media/exhibitions/2017/PST_Radical_Women/Marmolejo__Maria_Evelia_Anonimo_1.jpg "María Evelia Marmolejo (Colombian, b. 1958), Anónimo I (Homenaje a los desaparecidos y torturados dentro de los hechos violentos) (Anonymous I [Homage to those disappeared and tortured in violent incidents]), 1981.")
Artist List
| ARGENTINA BRAZIL CHILE | Paz Errázuriz (1944) COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CUBA GUATEMALA MEXICO | Marta Palau (1934) PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU PUERTO RICO UNITED STATES URUGUAY VENEZUELA |
Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985 is organized by the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, as part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, an initiative of the Getty with arts institutions across Southern California. The exhibition is guest curated by Cecilia Fajardo-Hill and Andrea Giunta with Marcela Guerrero, curatorial fellow.
Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985 is made possible through lead grants from the Getty Foundation.
Major funding is provided by the Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation and Eugenio López Alonso. Generous support is provided by the Vera R. Campbell Foundation, Marcy Carsey, Betty and Brack Duker, Susan Bay Nimoy, and Visionary Women.
Additional support is provided by the Radical Women Leadership Committee and the Friends of Radical Women.
Media sponsorship is provided by Cultured magazine, KCET, and KCRW 89.9 FM.
Exhibition design by Sebastian Clough.
RADICAL WOMEN LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE
Susan Bay Nimoy, Chair
Betty Duker
Catherine Benkaim and Barbara Timmer
Estrellita and Daniel Brodsky
Richard Buckley and Tom Ford
Vera R. Campbell
Marcy Carsey
Beth Rudin DeWoody and Firooz Zahedi
Manuela Herzer
Nancy Lainer
Mihail Lari and Scott Murray "In Honor of Our Mothers, Jacklyn E. Murray and Yasmeen Lari”
Agnes and Edward Lee
Leslie and William McMorrow
Viveca Paulin-Ferrell and Will Ferrell
Brenda Potter
Mark Sandelson
Jennifer Simchowitz
Visionary Women
| FRIENDS OF RADICAL WOMEN Rosette Delug | SUPPORTERS OF RADICAL WOMEN Lili Bosse |