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 concentra
tes on contemporary artists looking at themes of history, globalization, violence, and social criticism.
Destination: Latin America
November 2 – December 30, 2018
Warner Gallery
Reception: Friday, November 2, 2018 | 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Join Curator of the exhibition, Patrice Giasson, for a gallery talk beginning at 6:15 p.m.
This exhibition includes the work of 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 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.
Ancient Influences
Community Foundation of St. Joseph County: Arts Everywhere
Electronics, Inc.
National Endowment for the Arts:Arts Engagement in American Communities
Magical Realism
1st Source Foundation
The Art League
The John, Anna, and Martha Jane Fields Memorial Trust Foundation
Teachers Credit Union
Representational Traditions
Robert C. Shields Memorial Fund
Visit South Bend Mishawaka
Surrealism
Crowe, LLP
Stephen & Barbara Fredman
Lynda B. & Charles S. Simon
Kinetic Art
Indiana Trust Wealth Management
Kellogg Institute for International Studies University of Notre Dame
Symbolism
Thomas & Jann Brunner
Ann Dean
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Emanoil
Anne Feferman
Gurley Leep
Marcia Rickard & Dennis Doordan
Maria Tomasula
Doreen Zisla
Geometric Abstraction
Mary Jane Buzolich
Judith Chase
Helen Geglio
Lea Goldman
Dr. & Mrs. John Kintner
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick McManus
Dr & Mrs. Stephen McTigue
Dr. Christopher S. Norborg
Richard & Joyce Stifel
Constructivism
Sara Anne Anes
Kari & Dan Black
Greg Koso & Mary Ann Kanieski
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Link
Claudia A. Maslowski
MaryJo Morey & Daniel Tom
Darlene Scherer
Susan Visser
Craig & Cyndy Wilson
Images: (Top) Henry Bermúdez, Pájaro con pinta de Tigre (Bird with a Tiger’s Appearance), 1991, Oil on canvas, Gift of Edith L. Calzadilla and family in memory of Lius P. Calzadilla, 2009.02.04 © Henry Bermúdez. (Bottom) Nicolás de Jesús, En el tren (On the Subway), 1990 Etching and aquatint on amate paper 46 from an edition of 75; ed III. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art EL 01.2014.02 © Nicolás de Jesús.
