Latin American Women in Art and Science
CSULB Library Presents: Faculty Research Series with Dr. Paulina Pardo Gaviria 9/20/2024
Between the 1970s and 1980s, women artists working in Latin America incorporated scientific methods into their artmaking to critique the systematic regulation and control of human bodies. This talk, based on Dr. Paulina Pardo Gaviria's research project “Latin American Women in Art and Science,” will focus on the practice of artists Letícia Parente (Brazil, 1930–1991) and Sandra Llano–Mejía (Colombia, b. 1951) as two case studies that explore the human body from an artistic perspective and through scientific means. Ultimately, this art history project questions how and why women artists incorporate into their work the spaces, tools, and techniques traditionally developed by men for demonstrating experimentally-proven knowledge about the composition and behavior of human bodies.
The CSULB Library invites you to join us for this insightful presentation by Dr. Paulina Pardo Gaviria as part of our Faculty Research Series, celebrating Latinx Heritage Month. Engage with the intersection of art and science in Latin American women’s artistic practices and gain a deeper understanding of their contributions to both fields.
This Event is free and open to the public.
Image credit:
Sandra Llano–Mejía, In-pulso, 1977. Installation view, exhibition Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985 (Hammer Museum, 2017).
