ExhibitionJune 18, 2021
ANOTHER SPACE is presenting the exhibition Absence/Presence: LatinX and Latin American artists in Dialogue
ANOTHER SPACE, a nonprofit program established by the Daniel and Estrellita B.
Brodsky Family Foundation, is presenting the exhibition Absence/Presence: Latinx
and Latin American artists in Dialogue, until October 9, 2021. Curated by independent curator and art historian Cecilia Fajardo-Hill the exhibition examines the dynamics of exclusion and violence affecting Latinx and Latin Americans, as well as artists’ strategies to embody justice and creative and personal freedom.
Absence/Presence will feature artists from twelve different countries, diverse ethnicities, and
multiple generations in a conversation around three intersecting themes: affectivity, justice and
self/being. Taking a decolonizing approach, Absence/Presence presents works by 37 artists from the Caribbean, Central and South America, as well as artists of Latin American/Caribbean descent born or residing in the U.S. Challenging conventional representations of Latinx and Latin American identity, the exhibition examines the system of forced absence and conditional
presence, as well as a history of creative and poetic presence beyond societal restrictions.
As Estrellita B. Brodsky comments, “ANOTHER SPACE was founded on the mission of bringing
awareness to the art of Latin America and artists of Latin American descent in the United
States. I am very pleased to present this exhibition curated by Cecilia Fajardo-Hill, a leading
authority in the field and a curator whose work I have long admired.”
As Cecilia Fajardo-Hill notes, “At a time of increasing polarization and heightened racial
tensions, this exhibition proposes a much-needed dialogue around representation, participation
and inclusion. While it deals with injustice and oppression, it also looks at poetic justice and the
beauty to counter it. Latinx and Latin American artists don’t only share a history of violence and
a colonial past, but also a sophisticated and ongoing legacy of artistic experimentation and
political imagination. With this exhibition, I am interested in exploring some of these experiments with resistance, decolonization, and existential and creative freedom.”
The artists presented at the show are: Laura Aguilar, María José Arjona, William Camargo, Josely Carvalho, Carolina Caycedo, William Cordova, María Adela Díaz, Marcos Dimas, Dominique Duroseau, Christina Fernandez, Coco Fusco, Regina Galindo, Jay Lynn Gomez, Ken Gonzales-Day, Alicia Grullón, Martine Gutierrez, Hudinilson Jr., Magali Lara, Antonio Manuel, Guadalupe Maravilla, Narsiso Martinez, Patrick Martinez, Ana Mendieta, Joiri Minaya, Delilah Montoya, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Claudia Peña Salinas, Claudio Perna, Manuel Antonio Pichillá, Sophie Rivera, Sandy Rodriguez, Miguel Ángel Rojas, Francisco Toledo, unknown: pre-Columbian Huari hat, Juana Valdes, Patssi Valdez and Patricia Valencia.
For more information visit: anotherspace.org/
Brodsky Family Foundation, is presenting the exhibition Absence/Presence: Latinx
and Latin American artists in Dialogue, until October 9, 2021. Curated by independent curator and art historian Cecilia Fajardo-Hill the exhibition examines the dynamics of exclusion and violence affecting Latinx and Latin Americans, as well as artists’ strategies to embody justice and creative and personal freedom.
Absence/Presence will feature artists from twelve different countries, diverse ethnicities, and
multiple generations in a conversation around three intersecting themes: affectivity, justice and
self/being. Taking a decolonizing approach, Absence/Presence presents works by 37 artists from the Caribbean, Central and South America, as well as artists of Latin American/Caribbean descent born or residing in the U.S. Challenging conventional representations of Latinx and Latin American identity, the exhibition examines the system of forced absence and conditional
presence, as well as a history of creative and poetic presence beyond societal restrictions.
As Estrellita B. Brodsky comments, “ANOTHER SPACE was founded on the mission of bringing
awareness to the art of Latin America and artists of Latin American descent in the United
States. I am very pleased to present this exhibition curated by Cecilia Fajardo-Hill, a leading
authority in the field and a curator whose work I have long admired.”
As Cecilia Fajardo-Hill notes, “At a time of increasing polarization and heightened racial
tensions, this exhibition proposes a much-needed dialogue around representation, participation
and inclusion. While it deals with injustice and oppression, it also looks at poetic justice and the
beauty to counter it. Latinx and Latin American artists don’t only share a history of violence and
a colonial past, but also a sophisticated and ongoing legacy of artistic experimentation and
political imagination. With this exhibition, I am interested in exploring some of these experiments with resistance, decolonization, and existential and creative freedom.”
The artists presented at the show are: Laura Aguilar, María José Arjona, William Camargo, Josely Carvalho, Carolina Caycedo, William Cordova, María Adela Díaz, Marcos Dimas, Dominique Duroseau, Christina Fernandez, Coco Fusco, Regina Galindo, Jay Lynn Gomez, Ken Gonzales-Day, Alicia Grullón, Martine Gutierrez, Hudinilson Jr., Magali Lara, Antonio Manuel, Guadalupe Maravilla, Narsiso Martinez, Patrick Martinez, Ana Mendieta, Joiri Minaya, Delilah Montoya, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Claudia Peña Salinas, Claudio Perna, Manuel Antonio Pichillá, Sophie Rivera, Sandy Rodriguez, Miguel Ángel Rojas, Francisco Toledo, unknown: pre-Columbian Huari hat, Juana Valdes, Patssi Valdez and Patricia Valencia.
For more information visit: anotherspace.org/
