For Latina and Latin American women artists, the relationship between the body and violence is centr

For Latina and Latin American women artists, the relationship between the body and violence is central to their experience. Artists like Gloria Camiruaga, Sonia Gutiérrez, Ana Vitória Mussi, and Graciela Carnevale address the status of the female body in the face of the extreme violence practiced by oppressive political regimes.Posted by Rachel LewisPara las artistas latinas y latinoamericanas, la relación entre el cuerpo y la violencia es un aspecto central de sus experiencia. Artistas como Sonia Gutiérrez, Gloria Camiruaga, Ana Vitória Mussi, y Graciela Carnevale abordan el estado del cuerpo femenino frente a la violencia extrema practicada por los regímenes políticos opresivos.Gloria Camiruaga (Chile 1941–2006 Chile). Gif of clip from Popsicles, 1982–84. Video, color, sound; 6:00 min. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MAC), Facultad de Artes Universidad de Chile. © Gloria CamiruagaAnna Maria Maiolino (Brazil, born Italy, 1942). X, from the series Fotopoemação, 1974. Black and white photographs, frame (framed together. Dims TBC). Collection of Ana Maria Maiolino © Ana Maria Maiolino. Photo: Max Nauenberg.Sonia Gutiérrez (born Colombia, 1947). Y con unos lazos me izaron (And they lifted me up with rope), 1979. Acrylic on canvas. Museo de Arte Moderno La Tertulia, Cali, Colombia. © Sonia GutiérrezAna Vitória Mussi (born Brazil, 1943). A arma (The weapon), from the series Trajetória do osso (Trajectory of a bone), 1968. Newspaper cutout and drawing on paper. Collection of Ana Vitória Mussi. © Ana Vitória MussiGraciela Carnevale (born Argentina, 1942). Acción del encierro (Lock-up action), 1968. Ciclo de Arte Experimental, Rosario, Argentina. Documentation of action; photographer: Carlos Militello. One of sixteen black-and-white photographs, fifteen sheets. Collection of Graciela Carnevale/Archivo Graciela Carnevale. © Graciela Carnevale -- source link

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