Latin American art in the 21st century 1

When we think of literature, painting, and general art, people like Eduardo Galeano, Julio Cortázar, Juan Rulfo, Gabriel García Márquez, Juan José Arreola come to mind. And, if we specify it to painters, Eduardo Sívori, Alfredo Valenzuela Puelma, Víctor Meirelles or more “contemporary” such as Diego Rivera, Juan Vicente Gómez Landaeta and many more could come to mind.

However, during those periods very little was known about women. Didn't they paint? Although we could remember Frida Khalo as "general culture", would she be the only one who would be interested in art? Or perhaps, would she be one of the few women who were allowed to get involved in art?

Thanks to the historical trajectory, it is well known that art (and not only in Latin America) has been a matter of men. So much so that the greats of the Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical and Romanticism have been male figures. However, women had also made art in those times; or at least there is historical data on some, such as the case of Berthe Morrisot during the period of impressionism in Europe.
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Despite the above, the truth is that the few data that we have of women artists in other periods and cultures were obtained thanks to the fact that they belonged to the privileged families of the times; which were able to have some access to art. The question here is, has this dynamic really changed yet? Or is it still a privilege for the elites of the contemporary world?

During the 21st century, women's Latin American art has begun to become more visible. Sample of the above, Forbes Mexico magazine has shown 10 outstanding Latin American women in this branch; although the same magazine affirms that it is not a list as such, or an enumeration, but a list of some women (who are not the only ones) who have been doing memorable things for Latin American art for some time. Now, the question here is, really, do these women represent us?
Despite the fact that female figures are beginning to become visible, the truth is that art continues to be elitist and mostly a masculine space since it is listed by Forbes Mexico, if you look closely, it shows very little of what Latin America is. .

As a sample of the above, within the outstanding women in art, according to Forbes Mexico; is Estrellita Brodsky, who is one of the great disseminators of Latin American art internationally. However, reviewing a bit of her history, it can be seen that she was actually born and raised in New York City with a father from Europe and a mother from Uruguay. Although she has Latin American origins on her mother's side, the truth is that her context was not at all that of a common Latin American. So is she really showing off her Latino talents?

In the same way, there is Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, who in 2017 received the Ibero-American Patronage Award from the Callia Foundation and the Leo Award, which Independent Curators International, an artistic organization founded in 1975 to support curatorial projects, awarded her for her career . One of her most recognized works is the art donation for the MoMA museum in New York.

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