The end of century perspective: Latin American Artists of the Twentieth Century (Museum of Modern Art-MOMA, New York, 1992-1993)

Abstract

This article analyses the show entitled Latin American Artists of the Twentieth Century (Museum of Modern Art-MOMA, New York, 1992-1993) as part of a broad cultural context such as the global art system and its variations in the 80s, the so called Latin American art boom in the United States and the Quincentenary America’s conquest and its colonization.  From this starting point and considering the exhibition’s archives and other documental references, the question is: how are represented and placed Latin America, its art and it’s artists?

Key words: Exhibitions, Latin American art, representations, United States, MOMA, Quinto Centenario, Latin America, Boom.