‘América Latina 1960-2013’
‘América Latina 1960-2013’ reveals a new perspective on Latin American photography from the 1960s to today, focusing on the relationship between text and photography. The exhibition takes place at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, France.
Over centuries, Latin America has fascinated observers as much as it has mystified them; there is a sense of the exotic that derives perhaps from it having once been perceived as a ‘new world’. Today, while contemporary Latin American culture has received much attention, the historical circumstances surrounding its production are often less widely explored. The exhibition América Latina 1960-2013 covers the period from 1960—the year following the Cuban revolution—to today.
By exploring the interaction between text and image in the art of Latin America over the course of the last fifty years, the exhibition provides a vivid look into this tumultuous period of history through the eyes of the artists. Divided into four sections that reflect the key ideas of Territory, The City, Informing/Resisting, Memory and Identity, the exhibition presents the myriad ways in which Latin American artists have seized new modes of expression to explore their reality.
The exhibition comes at a time when fluoro is also shifting focus to Latin America and Europe, with the establishment of bases in Paris and Bogota.
‘América Latina 1960-2013’ concludes on Sunday 6 April 2014 at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain. It was co-produced with Museo Amparo in Puebla, Mexico.
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