Carla Rippey's Feminist Archive Exhibition at Biquini Wax EPS
At Biquini Wax EPS in Mexico City, Carla Rippey presented her exhibition 'Cosas que pasan (Things That Happen),' which featured archival pieces from 1970 to 1990, emphasizing her feminist artistic evolution. The display included facsimiles, sketches, poems, and photographs. Notable works included her 'despintados,' which left eyes on white backgrounds, as seen in '¿Pienso con más esfuerzo o me esfuerzo por no pensar?' (1978) and 'Thoughtless' (1978). Additionally, she showcased graphite drawings and the 'Santas y Pecadoras (Saints and Sinners, 1973)' series. Writings about her partner, Adolfo Patiño, and a drawing by her son were also part of the exhibition. Rippey, who studied at La Sorbonne and SUNY Old Westbury, faced violence during the 1973 Chile coup and directed 'La Esmeralda' in 2013. The exhibition was open from 7 February to 31 March 2020.
Key facts
- Carla Rippey's exhibition 'Cosas que pasan' was held at Biquini Wax EPS in Mexico City from 7 February to 31 March 2020.
- The show featured archival material from 1970–1990, including facsimiles, sketches, poems, and snapshots.
- Rippey created 'despintados' by sandpapering ink off magazine pages, leaving eyes floating on white backgrounds.
- She was the first woman to direct 'La Esmeralda' national public art school in Mexico City in 2013.
- Rippey studied at La Sorbonne and SUNY Old Westbury, with a thesis supervised by Luis Camnitzer.
- In 1972, she was beaten by military police in Chile during the coup against Salvador Allende.
- She participated in the Infrarrealismo movement with Roberto Bolaño and the art group Peyote y la Compañía.
- The exhibition was part of the 'Depatriarchalizing the Archives' workshop-seminar seeking to rebalance art history.
Entities
Artists
- Carla Rippey
- Luis Camnitzer
- Adolfo Patiño
- Roberto Bolaño
Institutions
- Biquini Wax EPS
- La Sorbonne
- SUNY Old Westbury
- La Esmeralda
- Revolutionary Left Movement
- Infrarrealismo
- Peyote y la Compañía
- Los Grupos
- Depatriarchalizing the Archives
Locations
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Boston
- United States
- Chile
- Paris
- France