The Power of Images: Art and Controversy in Latin America, 1960 to the present.

The history of Latin American art is characterized by experimentation, politics, censorship, and controversy. Why do works of art have such power? Can art express itself with the same freedom in democratic contexts as under dictatorships? How are the memories of repression, colonization, and slavery expressed? This course explores the power of images and images of power. We will examine case studies focusing on works by Mónica Mayer, León Ferrari, Rosana Paulino, Lea Lublin, Paz Errázuriz, Alfredo Jaar, Clemencia Lucena, Artur Barrio, and Hélio Oiticica, between other.