Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Denver Art Museum Feb. 6-May 8, 2022, Albuquerque Museum June 11-Sept. 4, 2022, San Antonio Museum of Art Oct. 14, 2022-Jan. 8, 2023. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
An enslaved Indigenous girl who became Hernan Cortes's interpreter and cultural translator, Malinche stood at center stage in one of the most significant events of modern history. Linguistically gifted, she played a key role in the transactions, negotiations, and conflicts between the Spanish and the Indigenous populations of Mexico that shaped the course of global politics for centuries to come. As mother to Cortes's firstborn son, she became the symbolic progenitor of a modern Mexican nation and a heroine to Chicana and Mexicana artists. Traitor, Survivor, Icon is the first major publication to present a comprehensive visual exploration of Malinche's enduring impact on communities living on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Five hundred years after her death, her image and legacy remain relevant to conversations around female empowerment, indigeneity, and national identity throughout the Americas. This lavish book establishes and examines her symbolic import and the ways in which artists, scholars, and activists through time have appropriated her image to interpret and express their own experiences and agendas from the 1500s through today. Exhibition: Denver Art Museum, USA (06.02. - 08.05.2022) / Albuquerque Museum, USA (11.06. - 04.09.2022) / San Antonio Museum of Art, USA (14.10.2022 - 08.01.2023).
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