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Araceli Gilbert, Formas en equilibrio (Forms in Equilibrium), 1952, oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana Benjamín Carrión, Quito

Forging New Narratives of Abstraction from the Andes

Center Research Talks

  • Thursday, January 23, 2025
  • 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • West Building Lecture Hall
  • Talks
  • Hybrid
  • Registration Required

Abstraction emerged as a dominant trend in Andean art in the 1950s and 1960s, in dialogue with the simultaneous resurgence of abstraction in Europe and the United States. By shifting perspectives and focusing on Andean regions and their artists, this talk aims to change the stories we tell about the development, acceptance, practice, and roles of abstraction in Latin America.

About the presenter

Michele Greet is professor of art history at George Mason University. She is currently the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Senior Fellow (2024–2025) at the National Gallery’s Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts.

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