ExhibitionMay 3, 2024
Zilia Sánchez: Topologías / Topologies. The Institute of Contemporary Art
From April to October 2024, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami presents a comprehensive survey of works by Zilia Sánchez (b. 1926, Havana; lives and works in San Juan, Puerto Rico). A singular voice in postwar Latin American modernism and geometric abstraction, Sánchez’s dynamic, painterly practice encompasses various styles and themes. Spanning more than seven decades, her works are a product of continual experimentation.
Sánchez is best known for her iconic shaped canvas paintings. Stretched over wooden constructions, these works resemble bodily shapes while retaining abstract qualities. Through these works, the artist has explored formalist concerns while subtly grappling with significant social issues—notions of gender, feminism, and identity formation, among others. In addition to these stretched canvas paintings, the exhibition also includes a significant number of Sánchez’s earlier works, such as her abstract paintings in bright hues and geometric shapes created in the 1950s while living in Cuba.
The exhibition “Topologías / Topologies” curated by Gean Moreno, Director of the institution’s Art + Research Center, and curators Stephanie Seidel, Monica and Blake Grossman, will be accompanied by an exhibition catalogue featuring new photography, scholarly essays on the artist, and archival materials.
For more information, visit: https://icamiami.org/exhibition/zilia-sanchez-topologias-topologies/
Sánchez is best known for her iconic shaped canvas paintings. Stretched over wooden constructions, these works resemble bodily shapes while retaining abstract qualities. Through these works, the artist has explored formalist concerns while subtly grappling with significant social issues—notions of gender, feminism, and identity formation, among others. In addition to these stretched canvas paintings, the exhibition also includes a significant number of Sánchez’s earlier works, such as her abstract paintings in bright hues and geometric shapes created in the 1950s while living in Cuba.
The exhibition “Topologías / Topologies” curated by Gean Moreno, Director of the institution’s Art + Research Center, and curators Stephanie Seidel, Monica and Blake Grossman, will be accompanied by an exhibition catalogue featuring new photography, scholarly essays on the artist, and archival materials.
For more information, visit: https://icamiami.org/exhibition/zilia-sanchez-topologias-topologies/
