The Disappeared brings together the work of thirteen artists and one artists' collective from Latin America who have lived through the horrors of the military dictatorships that disrupted life in their countries in the latter years of the twentieth century. Many civilians were "disappeared" by these governments. The exhibition showcases artwork that addresses the political and social turmoil in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Guatemala, Uruguay, and Venezuela and in doing so speaks to violence and repression of all kinds.
The Disappeared will be displayed jointly by the Rubin Center, The Centennial Museum and the Union Gallery, on the campus of The University of Texas at El Paso.
The Disappeared was curated by Laurel Reuter of the North Dakota Museum of Art. It has been exhibited in several major cities in the United States and Latin America, but it takes on special significance here on the U.S./Mexico border. Countless numbers of Latin American immigrants have passed through El Paso seeking refuge in the United States, often fleeing the same types of oppression featured in the exhibition. Plus, current violence as a daily reality in Juarez is not unlike that of the countries depicted in the artwork.
The Disappeared will feature a wide range of collaborative programming including concurrent exhibitions and a film series at a variety of locations around El Paso and Juarez. Many prominent cultural institutions in El Paso and Juarez will sponsor exhibitions or events in conjunction with UTEP's hosting of
The Disappeared. These include UTEP's Union Cinema, Trinity First Film Salon, El Paso Museum of Art, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ) and
People's Gallery at El Paso's City Hall.
The Disappeared was organized by the North Dakota Museum of Art with funding from the Otto Bremer Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation, and the Lannan Foundation. Exhibition and programming at UTEP sponsored in major part by Lannan Foundation and in part by Texas Commission on the Arts.
The Disappeared Artists:
Marcelo Brodsky
Argentina
Luis Camnitzer
Uruguay/New York
Arturo Duclos
Chile
Juan Manuel Echavarría
Colombia
Antonio Frasconi
Uruguay/New York
Oscar Muñoz
Colombia
Luis Gonzáles Palma
Guatemala/Argentina
Nicolás Guagnini
Argentina/New York
Sara Maneiro
Venezuela
Cildo Meireles
Brazil
Iván Navarro
Chile/New York
Ana Tiscornia
Uruguay/New York
Fernando Traverso
Argentina
Identity/Identidad Artists' Collective
Argentina
The Disappeared Venues at the University of Texas at El Paso:
The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
Located off of Dawson Drive at the south end of the Sun Bowl Stadium
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 am – 5pm
Thursday 10 am – 7pm
Saturday 12 pm – 5pm
(915) 747-6164
rubincenter@utep.edu
The Centennial Museum
Located at the corner of University and Wiggins
Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 4pm
(915) 747- 5565
museum@utep.edu
The Union Exhibition Gallery
Located on the second floor of the Union East Building
Monday – Friday, 8 am – 8 pm
(915) 747-5481
events@utep.edu
