Destination: Latin America
IMAGES (detail): Henry Bermudez, Pájaro con pinta de tigre (Bird with a Tiger’s Appearance), 1991, oil on canvas, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Edith L. Calzadilla and family in memory of Luis P. Calzadilla, 2009.02.04; Dulce Pinzón, Superman. Noé Reyes from the State of Puebla. Works as a delivery boy in Brooklyn New York. He sends 500 dollars a week, from the series The True Story of Superheroes, 2005–2010. Digital color photograph on paper, 30 x 36 inches (image and sheet). From an edition of 7, 2 a/p, 2nd of 2. Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York. Gift of the artist, 2017.01.01; Betsabeé Romero, Ceci n’est pas une voiture I (This Is Not a Car), 2000, From the installation Auto-construido (Self Built), 2000, Color photograph,1 from an edition of 5, Collection Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of the artist, EL 04.2016.01
Gallery Guide
Destination: Latin America offers a multifaceted, didactic journey through twentieth-and twenty-first-century Latin American art. Drawn from the collection of the Neuberger Museum of Art, the exhibition is organized in five sections. The first includes work by artists affiliated with the artistic revolution that emerged after the Mexican Revolution; section two features sculpture and painting by key South American artists exploring color, form, space, and motion; section three features work by Caribbean and South American artists inspired by African art, Surrealism, and Magical Realism; section four addresses the challenges faced by artists living under the dictatorships of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, when most of South America was under military control; and section five concentrates on contemporary artists looking at themes of history, globalization, violence, and social criticism.
This exhibition contains works by some of the most renowned modern and contemporary Latin American artists, including: Manuel Álvarez Bravo, José Raúl Anguiano Valadez, Julio Antonio, Henry Bermudez, Leda Catunda, Carlos Cruz-Diez, José Luis Cuevas, Arturo Duclos, Lucio Fontana, Carlos Garaicoa, Florencio Gelabert, Ignacio Iturria, Alfred Jensen, Nicolás de Jesús, Wifredo Lam, Eduardo Mac Entyre, Teresa Margolles, María Martínez-Cañas, Roberto Matta, Almir Mavignier, José Clemente Orozco, Marta María Pérez Bravo, Dulce Pinzón, Betsabeé Romero, Jesús Rafael Soto, Gerardo Suter, Rufino Tamayo, Luis Tomasello, and Eugenia Vargas.
Destination: Latin America will be on view October 24, 2019 through February 9, 2020.
Curated for LSUMOA by Courtney Taylor
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 24, Fifth floor, 6–8:30 p.m.; Gallery talk from curator Patrice Giasson, PhD at 6:30 p.m.
Exhibition Sponsors
Destination: Latin America is curated by Patrice Giasson with the curatorial assistance of Marianelly Neumann, and the research assistance of Annabel Rhodeen, Cynthia Newman, and Elizabeth Orlandini. The exhibition is conceived, organized, and toured by the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, SUNY. Generous support for this exhibition and catalogue has been provided by the Alex Gordon Estate, the Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art, and the Purchase College Foundation.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, funded by the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President and Metro Council. Additional support is provided by generous donors to the Annual Exhibition Fund.
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Join us for Third Thursday for a different type of happy hour! We will have a short discussion on migration and materials at 6:15 p.m. in "Destination: Latin America" on the 5th floor, followed by craft stations on the 3rd floor.
6:15 p.m.–Tour and discussion, 5th floor
6:30-8 p.m.—Art making stations, 3rd floor
Tile Station: Inspired by Carlos Garaciona, create an architectural tile using paint and collage.
Papermaking Station: Based off of Nicolas de Jesus use of amate paper, a traditional bark paper used in Mexico, learn how to make a sheet of handmade paper with LSU printmaking students— feel free to bring plant, fiber, or collage elements to create unique inclusions in the paper.
Tire Printing Station: Inspired by Betsabee Romero, contribute to a large scale print using carved tires—Participants will be able to take a portion of the print home!
$10 for general public, $5 for members and students/faculty with ID.