Memories of underdevelopment : art and the decolonial turn in Latin America, 1960-1985
(Book)

Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name held at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Downtown, San Diego, California, September 17, 2017-February 4, 2018; Museo Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico, March 21-September 9, 2018; and Museo de Arte de Lima, Lima, Peru, November 20, 2018-February 23, 2019.

"Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, Latin American & Latino Art in LA"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Memories of Underdevelopment, set within the context of Latin America from the 1960s to the 1980s, explores how Latin American artists responded to the unraveling of the utopian promise of modernization. By the 1960s political oppression and brutal military dictatorships had disabused many of their political and artistic hopes. Artists sought out new ways to connect to the public, with conceptual and performance strategies emerging as productive alternatives to older styles, particularly geometric abstraction. This is the first significant survey of these crucial decades, bringing together the work of artists from throughout Latin America, including both artists that are well known in the US, such as Hélio Oiticica and Lygia Pape, as well as lesser-known names.

Text in English and Spanish.