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...

 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...

 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...

 Arturo Cuencab. 1955, Cuba; d. 2021 United StatesModernbundo, 1991Oil on canvasOne of the leading artists of the 1980s in Cuba, Arturo Cuenca develops a critical conceptual work in the art of this decade. Modernbundo embodies the imprint of conceptualism in his poetics and evidences the...