Juliana Góngorab. 1988, ColombiaTecho de leche y tierra, 2018–19Cabuya fiber and 93 sticks coated in dirt and milk...
Teresa Margolles b. 1963, MexicoMujeres venezolanas en la frontera con Colombia, 2019Digital print on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper The effect of forced migration is the subject of these two photographs by Teresa Margolles. They are based on the artist’s research in the border region between San...
Carlos Castrob. 1976, ColombiaLa creación del unicornio, de la serie Mythstories 2019Woven gobelin Violence related to narcotrafficking in Colombia is the subject of Carlos Castro’s work, which draws inspiration from the European tradition of tapestry as symbols of royalty and wealth. The piece La creación del...
Ana Gallardo b. 1958, ArgentinaNiñxs Sicarios, from the series Dibujo textual, 2022Charcoal and thread on cardboard Child Sicarios (cartel hitmen)I committed my first murder at the age of 16From the shock of see how the torture the snitch, I vomitedThey each grabbed a hand and cut...
James Brownb. 1951, United States; d. 2020, MexicoUntiled, 1999Oil on folded linen mounted on canvas...
Mathias Goeritzb. 1915, Poland; d. 1990, MexicoMensaje num. 5 Timoteo 6:6, 1959Perforated tin on velvet on panel Mensaje num. 5 Timoteo 6:6 is an early example of Mensajes (Messages) series, which the artist initiated in 1958 after the death of his first wife. He referred to...
César Paternosto b. 1931, ArgentinaSagitancer II, 1975Acrylic on canvas...
Jorge Eielson b. 1924, Peru; d. 2006, ItalyQuipus 79b, 1978Painted canvas over wood Quipu knots became the formal and conceptual focus of works by Jorge E. Eielson beginning in 1963. Used by various ancient cultures of the Andean region, including the Inca of the artist’s native...
Johanna Unzueta b. 1974, ChileJune NY, September Berlin 2018, 2018Pastel pencils, charcoal, watercolor gold, needle holes on indigo, and fustic hand-dyed watercolor paper...
Gastón Ugalde b. 1944, Bolivia; d. 2023, BoliviaCactus VII, 2022Mixed media textile sculpture...
Carlos Rojasb. 1933, Colombia; d. 1997, ColombiaLimited Horizons, 1975Oil on canvas...
Alfred Jensen b. 1903, Guatemala; d. 1981, United StatesThe Acroatic Rectangle, Per. V, 1967Oil on canvas Alfred Jensen’s brightly colored, geometric paintings are influenced by his study of Mayan, Greek and Chinese numerology, tied to astronomy and cosmology. Born in Guatemala, Alfred Jensen’s peripatetic life included...
Ernesto Netob. 1964, BrazilGeOwlmeSong, 2016Cotton voil crochet and wooden knobs Ernesto Neto’s crochet piece made from hand-dyed cotton stretched onto wooden pegs references symbols and myths related to the cosmology of the Huni Kuin people of the Brazilian Amazon region. Neto has been living with this...
Olga de Amaralb. 1932, ColombiaLienzo 30, 2001Linen, gesso, and acrylic Olga de Amaral was one of the artists who revolutionized tapestry during the 1960s and promoted it as an art form of equal importance to that of painting or sculpture, is known for her recurrent use...
Angel Oterob. 1981, Puerto RicoSK-KO, 2013Oil and oil skins collage on canvas...
Guillermo Kuitcab. 1961, ArgentinaUntitled, 1991Acrylic on canvas Guillermo Kuitca's practice is strongly identified with his use of beds during the 1990s, two examples of which are on view in this gallery. In one of the works, a small three-dimensional mattress and box spring are covered by...
Oscar Abraham Pabónb. 1984, VenezuelaEl origen del círculo II, 2014Cut vintage carpet...
Francisco Zúñigab. 1912, Costa Rica; d. 1998, MexicoDesnudo de anciana, 1974Bronze...
Suchitra Mattaib. 1973, GuyanaA Mother's Glow, 2021Vintage saris, ghungroo bells, fabric, rope net, and boas...
Sonia Gomes b. 1948, BrazilUntitled, from the series Risco do Tempo, 2013Marker and thread on canvas, textile and paper collage...