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September 13, 2000
Yale University showcases
Latin American authors NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University is premiering an
exhibition on Latin American literature featuring contemporary regional authors, and their use of writing as a means of cultural and political expression, says curator Vanessa Kam.The exhibition, “Poetics, Politics,
and Song: Contemporary Latin American/Latino(a) Artists' Books,” will run from September 14 to November 27 at the Yale University Arts Library in New Haven, Connecticut. Kam says the exhibit is unusual for the United
States in that it highlights the diversity of the culture and the people of the region. “We are also hoping this exhibition will get the attention of Latinos from all different regions,” adds Max Marmor, Yale Arts
Library Director, "since an exhibition of this kind is not very common." Featuring more than 20 contemporary artists’ books, the exhibition will show a connection among Latin American poetry, music, and the
historically turbulent politics of the region. In addition to focusing on those three components as a common thread running through the exhibited literature, the exhibition will highlight the unique and creative styles
of each author. Kicking off the exhibition on September 14 will be a lecture by the New York-based Argentine artist and film maker Leandro Katz, entitled “SOLI-DARI-DAD,” at the Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall
at Yale University. Katz will discuss his new book (also entitled “SOLI-DARI-DAD”), and deliver a brief historical account of other Latin American artists' books. |
