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Latin American Artists: From 1785 to Now

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An alphabetical survey of art across Latin America

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AlbakiReads Editorial

An alphabetical survey of art across Latin America

Organized from A to Z, this volume brings together 308 historic and living artists born in or having lived across the 20 Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking regions of Latin America. Its entries introduce key artworks and span internationally celebrated figures alongside artists less familiar beyond their home countries. The broad range of names—from Frida Kahlo and Fernando Botero to Lygia Clark and Félix González-Torres—offers multiple points of entry into the region’s art histories and contemporary practices. Developed with input from 68 advisors and writers, the book is structured as a reference-style survey rather than a chronological account.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking a broad introduction to modern and contemporary Latin American art.
  • Art students or enthusiasts who want an alphabetical reference to artists and key works.
  • Readers interested in artists from across Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Latin America.

Themes

Modern and contemporary artLatin American art historiesRegional artistic diversityArtists and key artworks

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Book overview

As seen in The New York Times, Vogue Mexico, Latina Magazine, and The Art Newspaper

The essential survey showcasing the work of more than 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Latin America

Latin American artists have gained increasing international prominence as the art world awakens to the area's extraordinary art scenes and histories. In an accessible A-Z format, this volume introduces key artworks by 308 artists who together demonstrate the variety and vitality of artwork being made. Focusing on those born, or who have lived, in the 20 Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions of Latin America, and featuring historic and living artists - both those celebrated internationally and names less-known outside their native countries - this book has been created in close collaboration with an expert panel of 68 advisors and writers.

Artists featured include: Allora and Calzadilla, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Francis Alÿs, Olga de Amaral, Fernando Botero, Leonora Carrington, Lygia Clark, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Leonor Fini, Gego, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Carmen Herrera, Graciela Iturbide, Alfredo Jaar, Frida Kahlo, Guillermo Kuitca, Wifredo Lam, Teresa Margolles, Marisol, Cildo Meireles, Ana Mendieta, Beatriz Milhazes, Ernesto Neto, H
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