Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

In this 2002 lecture, the American art history professor, Richard Shiff, analyzes specific aspects of Gego’s use of materials and her manual sensibility. As a theoretical basis for the study, Shiff proposes the concepts of “vectors”— [...]

Aldo Paparella discusses the role of the artist in the consumer society, based on his essentialist ideas about art. He defines his concept of the true artist as an aware, responsible interpreter, fully independent of the reality that he or she [...]

Aldo Paparella discusses his ideas concerning creative freedom, truth, and the legacy of the past, as well as his view of idealism as a form of heroic asceticism in the face of the consumer society. He defines his new works as new receptive entities [...]

Aldo Paparella writes to Libero Badii about a range of matters, including his concept of the comsumerist society, referencing Renaissance art. He makes a note of health matters [...]

Aldo Paparella claims that, in a consumer society, the artist is reduced to being a salesman. He defends the idea of “classicity” in his sculptural work. And, finally, Paparella explains his own artistic motivation as being influenced by terms [...]

Aldo Paparella voices his opposition to the consumer society. He outlines his ideas concerning the role of the artist in contemporary society. He also discusses the use of a language of rebuttal girded with logic of steel in the creation of art, [...]