Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This text provides a brief description of the aims of the New York Graphic Workshop (NYGW) from the time of its founding in 1964. It states that the works exhibited in the show, The New Graphic Workshop (Caracas: Instituto Nacional de Cultura y [...]

In this essay, Liliana Porter discusses the work she presented at the Museo de Bellas Artes [Museum of Fine Arts] in Caracas in January 1969, at the exhibition The New York Graphic Workshop. She includes some biographical information and a list of [...]

In this text, Liliana Porter describes and reviews her art career, from her earliest experiences in Mexico City until the present day [1978 [...]

This is the mail art that Liliana Porter exhibited at Experiencias 69 I [Visual Practices 69 I] at the Centro de Artes Visuales at the Instituto Torcuato Di Tella (September 5–14, 1969.) Porter’s exhibit consisted of four envelopes, each with its [...]

In this essay, written for the catalogue of the exhibition Liliana Porter (Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo [Faculty of Architecture and Planning], Caracas, Venezuela, January 24 – February 9, 1969), the Argentine artist explains the [...]

Liliana Porter’s response to the summons to side against the 1971 São Paulo Biennial. In her response, she states that the artist always assumes a position. Thus, participating in this counter-biennial is a way of being aware of the positioning as [...]