The installation is part of the “Arteônica: Art, Science and Technology in Latin America Today” exhibit, which explores the Latin American art movement at the intersection of art, science, and technology. The exhibit, supported by the Getty Foundation, also features the work of pioneering electronic and cybernetic artists from the 1960s and ‘70s, including Waldemar Cordeiro, one of South America’s first computer artists. The exhibit runs through February 23 and is part of a larger multidisciplinary event taking place across Southern California.
Key takeaways:
- Dora Bartilotti’s interactive installation “Have You Seen Her…?” at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, addresses the issue of women who have disappeared in Mexico over the past 50 years, presumed victims of crimes such as kidnapping, human trafficking or homicide.
- The installation features two mannequins fitted with speakers and an RFID reader, and visitors can interact with the piece by removing fabric strips bearing the names of missing women.
- The exhibit is part of “Arteônica: Art, Science and Technology in Latin America Today,” an event that explores the intersection of art, science and technology in Latin American art movement, supported by the Getty Foundation.
- The exhibit also features works from pioneering electronic and cybernetic artists from the 1960s and ‘70s, including Waldemar Cordeiro, one of South America’s first computer artists, and late Argentinian artist Martha Boto, who created “lumino-kinetic boxes” using electronic mechanisms and light.