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2008/2023

Amalia Mesa-Bains

Artist, American, born 1943

Amalia Mesa-Bains

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A woman with white grey hair and black glasses stands with her hands clasped at her waist. She is shown from the waist up. Behind her is a bright green wall, with a black and white photograph of a woman to the left. On her right is a metal table of various scientific tools and other small objects.

Article:  The Collective Memory of Amalia Mesa-Bains

Through her evocative installations, the pioneering Chicana artist seeks to connect the past with the present.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; (Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco); purchased 2024 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2023

  • Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory. The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley, 2023, fig. 8, pl. 34-35, 37-38.

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