(New York, USA)
Chosen Memories: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift and Beyond is the new group show at MoMA, in New York, USA, that brings together contemporary works by Latin American artists who have been investigating history as source material for their work. Bringing together videos, photographs, paintings, and sculptures made over the past four decades, the exhibition reveals how some of today’s most relevant art is conceived through investigating and retelling history in new ways.
Participate in the show Armando Andrade Tudela, Firelei Báez, Laura Anderson Barbata, José Bedia, Alejandro Cesarco, Elena Damiani, Iran do Espírito Santo, Regina José Galindo, Sofía Gallisá Muriente, Mario García Torres, Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë, Leandro Katz, Gabriel Kuri, Maria Laet, David Lamelas, Suwon Lee, Anna Maria Maiolino, Aline Motta, Gilda Mantilla, Cildo Meireles, Luis Molina Pantin, Paulo Nazareth, Roberto Obregon, Las Nietas de Nonó, Claudio Perna, Gala Porras Kim, Naufus Ramírez Figueroa, Rosângela Rennó, Mauro Restiffe, José Alejandro Restrepo, Thiago Rocha Pitta, Analia Saban, Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Michael Stevenson, Adrián Villar Rojas and Las Yeguas del Apocalipsis.
Anchored by a transformative gift of works from trustee Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, and shown in dialogue with other Latin American works from the Museum’s collection, the exhibition presents work by some of the region’s most important artists, including Rennó. From reframing long histories of colonialism in the region and exploring the different ways in which artists revisit undervalued cultural heritages, to looking at the ways in which kinship and belonging are strengthened, the exhibition offers us new ways of looking at the past to better understand, and shape, our current moment.
Organized by Inés Katzenstein, Curator of Latin American Art and Director of the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Research Institute for the Study of Art from Latin America; with Julia Detchon, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Drawings and Prints.
Thiago Rocha Pitta. Herança (Heritage), 2007. 16mm film transferred to video (color, sound), 11 min. Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Sebastián Cisneros-Santiago. © Thiago Rocha Pitta
Chosen Memories: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift and Beyond
From April 30 to September 9, 2023
MoMA
11 West 53 Street, Manhattan, New York
Sun–Fri, 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m
Sat, 10:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m