Vanguardistas

Description

With Vanguardistas. 100 Years of Latin American Women Artists presents the Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart for the first time in Switzerland, a large-scale overview exhibition of women artists from Latin America. In international collaboration with partner institutions in Belgium, Germany, and Finland, the exhibition brings together works by more than 70 women artists from over a century, including significant works by internationally renowned women artists such as Colombian Olga de Amaral (* 1932) and Doris Salcedo (* 1958), British-Mexican artist Leonora Carrington (1917–2011), Paraguayan Claudia Casarino (* 1974), Brazilian Lygia Clark (1920–1988), Cuban-American artists Carmen Herrera (1915–2022) and Ana Mendieta (1948–1985), Mexican Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) and Teresa Margolles (* 1963), Argentine Marta Minujín (* 1943), and Chilean Cecilia Vicuña (* 1948).

Highlights

• Overview exhibition of over 70 Latin American women artists
• Works by Frida Kahlo, Doris Salcedo, and Olga de Amaral
• First time in Switzerland

General Information

The exhibition "Vanguardistas" at Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart showcases a comprehensive collection of artworks by Latin American women artists from over a century. It includes significant contributions from internationally recognized artists and offers a unique insight into their creative work.

Location

St. Alban-Rheinweg 60, 4052 Basel, Switzerland

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