New Exhibition Spotlights Practices of Latin American Artists in 1960s and 1970s New York
New Exhibition Spotlights Practices of Latin American Artists in 1960s and 1970s New York
This Must Be the Place "will bring to light a generation of artists which had a fair share in shaping New York into the global art center," writes Balasz Takac in Widewalls.
New York City was a point of departure for many artists between the 1960s and 1970s. Although known for heightened tension in certain neighborhoods, poor living conditions, and general economic instability, it was a place to be for everyone trying to find their spotlight regardless of gender, race, or any other form of identity.
Due to numerous military coupes happening during the tumulus decade in Latin America, a great number of artists emigrated to the States or more precisely to New York. That is how a unique and rather experimental art community was formed…
The exhibition This Must Be the Place: Latin American Artists in New York, 1965–1975 will be on view at the Americas Society in New York until May 14th, 2022…
The exhibition explored the work of a generation of artists who shaped New York City's artistic and cultural landscape.
