MoMA exhibit update

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Museum of Modern Art, NYC
New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930–2006:
Selections from a Decade of Acquisitions
November 21, 2007–February 25, 2008

This exhibition presents some two hundred works by Latin American artists that have been added to the collection over the past ten years. The works on view embrace several artistic mediums and comprises a variety of styles, from early modernism and geometric abstraction to informalism and conceptual art. /New Perspectives in Latin American Art/ surveys the wide range of these recent acquisitions and features both historical and contemporary Latin American artists, including Joaquín Torres-García, Alejandro Otero, Hélio Oiticica, Lygia Clark, Lygia Pape, Carmen Herrera, Geraldo de Barros, Leo Matiz, Willys de Castro, León Ferrari, Gego, Gerd Leufert, Mira Schendel, Waltercio Caldas, Anna Maria Maiolino, Victor Grippo, Guillermo Kuitca, Arturo Herrera, Gabriel Orozco, Carlos Garaicoa, and Santiago Cucullu.

New Finish

Limewash finish with painted details
This limewash technique imitates the old lime walls that can be found in many towns throughout Italy. There is a slight dimensional texture highlighted by the use of multiple glazes. Linework and stencil details were added for elegance.