The words of others : Leon Ferrari and rhetoric in times of war = Palabras ajenas : Leon Ferrari y la retorica en tiempos de guerra / [editors] Ruth Estevez, Augustin Diez Fischer, Miguel A. Lopez.
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at REDCAT, Los Angeles, September 16-December 17, 2017, and Perez Art Museum Miami, February 16-August 12, 2018. "Published with the assistance of the Getty Foundation." "The exhibition is part of the Getty-led Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA ... "--Colophon. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Operative: "Pacem in Terris" / Palabras ajenas: Leo Ferrari y la retorica en tiempos de guerra / Pedro Asquini -- Story of a transgression = Historia de una transgresion / Andrea Giunta -- A theater of the present = Un teatro del presente / Jose A. Sanchez -- Appropriation and blasphemy: the religious mysticism of Leon Ferrari = Apropiacion y blasfemia: la mistica religiosa de Leon Ferrari / Miguel A. Lopez -- Rewriting the war: Palabras ajenas and photojournalism = Reescribir la guerra: Palabras ajenas y el fotoperiodismo / Cora Gamarnik -- Leon Ferrari and Paul VI: a battle of words = Leon Ferrari y Paulo VI: una batalla de palabras / Agustin Diez Fischer -- BBC, radio, Vietnam: an interview with Leopoldo Maler = BBC, radio, Vietnam: una entrevista con Leopoldo Maler / Ruth Estevez/Miguel A. Lopez -- Operation: "Pacem in Terris" = Operative: "Pacem in Terris" / Pedro Asquini -- Prensa. Cartas -- Press = Prensa.
Summary:
The acclaimed Argentinian artist Leon Ferrari (1920-2013), the voice of a generation, is best known for his politically charged work that challenged authoritarianism of all types, from the Argentinian dictatorship and the Catholic Church to the US war in Vietnam. This publication provides a wide-ranging survey of his literary collages--produced from 1965 to 2013--which use appropriated texts, representing a kind of experimental writing at the intersection of visual arts, performance, theater, literature, and activism. The starting point of this extensive body of work is Ferrari's landmark 1966 work "Palabras Ajenas" (The Words of Others). Staged only twice, in 1968 and 1972, this literary collage is an imaginary dialogue among 160 historic figures, composed of fragments from contemporary news-wires and historical texts. Exploring a little-known and scarcely analyzed aspect of Leon Ferrari's work in order to propose new interpretations, the publication includes six substantial essays by academics from Latin America and Europe with previously unpublished primary source documents (press notes, photographs, and correspondence, among others), and more than 100 color and black and white illustrations. The book is a comprehensive reflection on the intersections between artistic practices, media, and the climate of political violence in Latin America.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.