Latin American Conceptualism

Question 1

Latin American conceptualism

Answer 1

Allan Kaprow
idea of the happening, became politicised following Vietnam
in Latin America, para-military groups were entering into new aesthetics and artists were moving into politics
military thinks they can resolve governmental problems
some of these funded by the CIA
different from American conceptualism, privileges the idea

Question 2

Oscar Bony, Familia Obrera

Answer 2

1968
real people placed on pedestals
paid father 2x the working wage
shock public into awareness between high art and social reality

Question 3

Tucuman Arde

Answer 3

1968
Leon Ferrari
in the offices of the General Workers’ Confederation
very agricultural province, heavily involved in sugar manufacturing
very impoverished, artists wanted to change this narrative
multi-media
‘garden of misery’, owners of sugar plantations, served coffee
every 10 minutes the lights were switched off to signify infant mortality
Buenos Aires - shut down in one day, it took 2 weeks in Rosario
censorship increased following the exhibition, artists were forced to conform or flee

Question 4

Cildo Mierles, Insertion into Ideological Circuits, Project Coca-Cola

Answer 4

1970
Brazilian
in North America, Coca-Cola signifies everyday life
in Latin America it signifies US imports
full recycling of the bottles, put political statements on them
did the same with Brazilian bank notes, ‘Quem Matou Herzog?’ - journalist that disappeared
making art that’s about circulation

Question 5

Antonio Manuel, ‘Repression Once Again…This Is The Consequence’

Answer 5

1968
subject = political
screen prints showing military torture, have to pull a cord to lift up the felt cover