Brought to Light: Recent Accessions in Latin American Art August 13, 2005–January 2, 2006
Xul Solar, Pan Tree, 1954, watercolor and ink on paper board, the MFAH, gift of Fundación Pan Klub, Museo Xul Solar, Buenos Aires. © Fundación Pan Klub, Museo Xul Solar
Latin American artists are now being recognized as pioneers in the development of Modernism, a visual language previously thought to have originated entirely in Europe and the United States. Brought to Light showcases their groundbreaking contributions.
The exhibition explores innovative printing techniques (Antonio Berni); the use of furniture-as-frame (Beatriz González); and the creation of a new visual language from vernacular and universal symbols (Julio Alpuy, Francisco Matto, Héctor Ragni, Joaquín Torres-García, Xul Solar). Other themes include exploiting the visual and chromatic properties of movement (Carlos Cruz-Diez, Alejandro Otero, Jesús Rafael Soto); abolishing the traditional frame (Lucio Fontana, Rhod Rothfuss); and the introduction of water and light as valid artistic media (Martha Botto, Horacio García-Rossi, Thomas Glassford, Gyula Kosice, Julio Le Parc).
This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.