EpIrep By Epwarp J. SULLIVAN
Latin AMERICAN ART
IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
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Prelace
Ievroducton by Earl. Sullivan
Mexico by Teresa del Conde
(Cental America by Monica Kuper
(Cuba by Gio Blanc and Gerardo Mosquera
Dominican Republi by Jeane Miler
Pero Rico by Erigue GareasGutres
Venezuela by Rina Caria
Colombia by one in
edo by Lenin Ona
Peru by Natalia Mal?
Branly fo Megat
Bolivia by Pho Quien
Paraguay by Tico Babar
‘Uruguay by Ai er
Argentinaly Maro Pasco
Chileby Mion tte
(Chicano Art by Vicor Zamudio-Talor
Map
Notes
Selected general ibography
Selected bibliographies by country
Index
Listofeontibutors
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Printed in Hong Kong
English-language
version ofthe
following ents from
the Spanish were done
byBaward Sullivan:
Mexico, Cuba 1950
2000, Dominican
Republi Puerto Rico
‘Venezuela, Colombia
Ecuador, Bolivia,
Paraguay. Pers,
Uruguay, Argentina
and Chile. Translation
ofthe essay on Brazil
was done by Michael
Reade, The original
versions of he essays
on Cuba 1900-1950,
Central America and
Chicano Art were
svrtten in English
Inasmanycasesas
possible dates for
artists mentioned
inthe texts have
been supplied by the
authors. In some
Instances the dates
were unavailable or
unknown,Preface
{in g92 was approached by Phaidon Presto
‘write aisory of twentieth centry atin Latin
Ameria {declined but persuaded them, instead
toallow met bethe coordinator of volume
‘writen by at historians from Latin America
ital. fle that since so muchf the recent
organization of ehibitons and sehelashipin
‘he field of moder Latin American ast had been
done by European and Noth Amerian etic,
‘he voce’ of Latin Ameriaitsel was not abnays
‘ead strongly a itshould bein English
speaking countries 1 eieved that bok suchas
{his could be the vehicle through which Anglo
American audiences could ataina greater under-
standing of thei in which had been msoned.
foesuch longtime. envisaged my rolein this
‘ase not as an interpreter but a facitatorin
‘ringing information about the ar of Latin
‘Ameria toa wider public
ny teaching nd seholatship have
slays been aware ofthe ack of serous, well
‘Mostrated volume tht would chat, even ina
schematic way, the history of modern Latin
American at hope that thibook wil illt
Jeasta small portion of his lacuna shoud be
emphasing that tis weriten fom augue
atin American perspective. Each othe authors
‘nas atempted wo covera ast tenitory in their
‘stays Theirtexts, combined withthe large
ruber fusions, wl Believe, make
thisvolume highly akuablefors wide Anglo:
American audience of those people intrested in
atin American at and who come othe subject,
through ay numberof door
“The tein thisbook conse an
overview ofa
ste acti in Latin American
the twentieth century in away not dsimitacto
vellestablished narrative patterns for ther
‘Western tadions. Readers wil ind many
strengths and an equal number of imitations,
‘The czas tend to concenteate and privilege the
art of pining and, toa lesser extent, sculpture
‘he graphic and decorative ats. Conceptual
‘nstlations andotber forms that have developed.
‘ove the pst several decadesare included, while
tography ideale with nly tangentially anid
architecture natat all Flkor popular ans, which
‘in many Latin American societies constiutea
highly significant contribution to visual trad
tions, ate alsnot examined. For the mos pat
theoreti concerns regarding power ttre,
genderiesues, tlc or questions of mational
Ibm implicit although sometimes dealt
wit ect
ach author was given complete iby
to characterize theartofhis orhee nation with
itr guidelines suggested rather than
strely imposed. Readers wil finda diversity
‘of approach in each ofthese essays (writen
expressly fo this book), reflecting the enormous
contrasts of aesthete statis inheret in the
artistic production describe.
Inthe preparation ofthis book many
peoplehave conebuted valuable information
and materials The authors themselses ae ome,
obviously the greatest debt of thanks, Alhave
‘contributed valuabledocuments charting the
‘ours of tin ther respective nations in this
century am grate al who genezously
provided photographic material. The editors at
Phaidon Pres specially Bernard Dod is well
2s former Phaidon editor Mare Jordan have
been enormously helpfulas has Ania Koby
shod invaluable plete research. must abo
‘hank Clayton C Kicking forhisimiless intel
{ent comments and suggestions as well his
unceasing kindness and patience during the
preparation ofthis ookIves in France round 186, thas been
rite Regarding the vial ats the worst
stereotypes ae emerged, expecially among,
European nd North American audiences, rm
the deformation ofthis, Crs suche
Stila Gold, Susana Torslls eval Ea
avadas, myselfand thes have writen onthe
frvofthe twentieth entry embodies an nherent
urease personalty (rt article bythe
French Suess cha Ands€ Breton inthe
1530s. accompanied by an eniberant se of
Colour hasbeen the most widespread and most
‘sevatious ofthese clichés. The erm Magic
Reals, devised by Cuban novelist leo
Carpenter to describe a fey spelen of
eatre,has been mistakenly employed ding
the lat several decades o define fr oo many
‘ne of he mot widely discussed aii
notion of ain American ata peasy
suet Art ofthe Fantasti seen at The
Indianapolis Museum of Atandeleewherein
‘he United State in 987 while important for
the lage number of aritsitnte
ced os wie pubic wae severely ced for
of ain Ameri, Inde many of the work i
theeahiition kad ile or nein todo with
‘Amerion ass, none thes define
Iightened ay, good example of himay be
found inthe work Argentinian peer Eli
“Tori (bh. 1953) who combiner rast area of
mph, aberacted pce in hs teak compo
incde in is paintings, whichare fen em
risen ofthe st pom pains (pempas of
Argentina, Unagayand ae Bg)
‘When efersing othe range of aural
‘etree crf regain definitions. Some
‘would tt tha here sno Latin American
wel known tha the Argentine cite Marta Trabs
sNempted consincing delineation of Latin
Amesicanartalong he lines of what she ered
ope and hse aunties. Rearing the
lle whch hve been trains sestve and
receptive to Faropean (and toa mich ese
‘sprersons. The lose counties, ceding to
‘Tea are thse which contin tobe mart
toa reteror lester die, bythe indigenous
clements that have characterized thei cutes
the Andean ations (Pers oli, uae) 8
ella Mec and some ofthe Cental American
‘outre (parc Guatemal
Jean Franco ber round raking
study The MedenCutur of Latin Ameri, ook
‘he importante of unerining, for English
speaking andiences, any ofthe os sen
points where at etre usc and other
aves diverge hom the notions andl of
cure in other prs of he Westen wos
ature of ch of atin Ameri cultural man
atin America whet natnal ent itilIntrod,
Ly
Ca Bt
particulary those ofthe Asan ein Te
lial problems arboth hugeand inescapable, politically committed Latin American art. Cuban
‘heart's sense of esponsiity toward society artists, both those living onthe island as wellas Chilean Installation art old Samé
needs no justification. Indeed, many ofthe those who have formed part of the diaspora (b.1954) has confronted the need rash
consciousness regaeding ihe peseratin
natural exoutces.Thishas ete cis
rst inhided inthis volume derive ther (loquenty described in Gerardo Mosque
mage fom andcomment upon, politcal _essay have, understandably, made this subject
situations, one oftheir favoured motifs. Emesto Pujol wht she terms he ing puis
he gradual poiization ofartin Latin (b157)leftCubaatthe age of four. Helived coun arhietara Firs wih
Americas the wenticth century progressed is with his Family esti Puerto Rico and now incorporating nature 2nd Pe a
a issue dealtwthyvitualallotheasthors resides in New York. His 1995 installation atthe Laura Andersn Barta (956189108 Tp
ofthese essays, in one form or anther. Enrique Casa elas Américas eniedthe over the couse ofthese
‘terme en que Casadel asin Havana represented the ih overall
Cs-Gutéseforecample paces partial oniyeibiton, apart fromone ofthe work of worked amongte Yanomay TS yg
Fare onthsaspectotthe at of Perio Ro, Ana Mendiea inthe carly 1980s organizedin nou groups inthe Venue TA
carried out projects
Hedralsspecfealy wih those Puerto Rican Cus of the arto Cuban-American (Bg 3) lege
Sts lvngandworkingon the sland There Pujol dcalt with themes relating to political exile fastdisappeasing mse Talo
2 lnaddton bight important igutes whose and personal displacement in these works, touch-_abstactcompostion (1 yh