Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Teresa Burga – Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985

Teresa BurgaRadical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–198515.09. - 31.12.2017
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles

Teresa Burga, *1935 in Iquitos, Peru, †2021 in Iquitos, Peru,
lived and worked Iquitos, Peru

Photo © Brian Forrest

Curated by Cecilia Fajardo-Hill and Andrea Giunta

Exhibition and digital archive that presents the work of 120 women artists and collectives active in Latin America and the United States during a key period in Latin American history and the development of contemporary art.

Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985 presents the work of 120 women artists and collectives active in Latin America and the United States during a key period in Latin American history and the development of contemporary art. The artists represent fifteen countries and include emblematic figures such as Lygia Clark, Ana Mendieta, and Marta Minujín as well as lesser-known contemporaries such as the Cuban-born abstract artist Zilia Sánchez, the Colombian sculptor Feliza Bursztyn, and the Brazilian video artist Letícia Parente. The exhibition is the first survey of radical and feminist art practices in Latin America and among Latina artists in the United States.

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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Teresa Burga – Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Teresa Burga – Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Teresa Burga – Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Teresa Burga – Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Teresa Burga – Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985