Marisol: Sculptures and Works on Paper at El Museo del Barrio
Marisol said, “I’ve always wanted to be free in my life and art. It’s as important to me as truth.”
Marisol said, “I’ve always wanted to be free in my life and art. It’s as important to me as truth.”
Her diaristic approach to personal history such as a failed marriage or the death of a loved one are what Olivieri called, “emotional hurricanes that are fodder for my work.”
Like all revolutions, there were strong leaders, cults of personality, and fervent ideological differences that led to fractures.
Art movements, like their political siblings, are messy. People don’t agree, groups splinter, and history is up for grabs.