New Geographies of Abstract Art in Postwar Latin America

Association for Latin American Art sponsored session

Time: 02/05/2016, 2:30 PM—5:00 PM
Location: Washington 1, Exhibition Level

Chairs: Mariola V. Alvarez, Colby College; Ana M. Franco, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá

Carlos Mérida’s Cold War Abstraction
Jennifer Josten, Yale University

Public Lifescapes: Gonzalo Fonseca’s Designs for Life and Play (1964-1969)
Maria-Laura Steverlynck

Fighting for the Abstract: Manuel de la Cruz González and Geometric Abstraction in Costa Rica
Lauran Vanessa Bonilla-Merchav

Con los ojos de sus pechos ella lo observa: Zilia Sánchez’s Mural in Cement
Abigail J. McEwen, University of Maryland

Vontade Construtiva: Latin America’s Sensitive Geometry
Camila Maroja, Brown University