Silencio vivo

Four influential Latin American women artists will be showcased in a group exhibition at the Ferrara Contemporary Art Pavilion, during the XVI Biennale Donna.

“Silencio vivo. Women artists from Latin America”, curated by Lola G. Bonora and Silvia Cirelli, showcases some of the most influential protagonists of Latin America artistic scene: Anna Maria Maiolino (Italy–Brazil, 1942), Teresa Margolles (Mexico, 1963), Ana Mendieta (Cuba 1948 – United States 1985) and Amalia Pica (Argentina, 1978). The exhibition is part of the XVI Biennale Donna, at the Ferrara Contemporary Art Pavilion.

Ana Mendieta, Untitled, 1974-2012 — **Top:** Teresa Margolles, *Pesquisas*, 2016. **Left:** Ana Mendieta, *Untitled (Body tracks)*, 1974–2012

Always sensitive to the relationship between art and contemporary society, the Biennale Donna aims to focus on the sociocultural, geopolitical, and identitarian issues that affect the aesthetic contributions from the contemporary panorama of women artists. “Silencio vivo” rediscovers the infiltration of important current events in art, investigating Latin American reality and identifying its recurring themes, such as the experience of emigration, the dynamics in the aftermath of military dictatorships, censorship, crime, social imbalance between individuals and the collective, the value of identity and the fragility of human relationships.