Centro Botín stages first major Marisol drawing retrospective
From May 23 to October 25, 2026, the Centro Botín in Santander will showcase 'Marisol: Cuando todo está por comenzar,' a retrospective dedicated to the drawings of Marisol Escobar (Paris, 1930 – New York, 2016). This exhibition, organized in collaboration with the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, will display more than a hundred works on paper (1949-2016), along with sculptures, archival materials, and films. It emphasizes her independent drawing practice and is organized around three key 'displacements': her childhood influenced by her mother's suicide, her travels during the 1970s, and her later years dealing with Alzheimer's. Curated by Laura Vallés Vilchéz, it also features a film by Andy Warhol. Marisol first gained fame after her 1957 show at Leo Castelli's gallery and represented Venezuela at the 1968 Venice Biennale.
Key facts
- Centro Botín presents first major retrospective of Marisol Escobar's drawings
- Exhibition runs from May 23 to October 25, 2026 in Santander
- Over 100 drawings dated 1949–2016 are displayed
- Sculptures 'Indian' and 'Woman with Child and Two Lambs' are included
- Collaboration with Buffalo AKG Art Museum, which holds her estate
- Exhibition structured around three 'displacements' in her life
- Marisol's mother committed suicide when she was eleven
- She studied at Art Students League with Yasuo Kuniyoshi and with Hans Hofmann
- First exhibition at Leo Castelli gallery in 1957
- Participated in MoMA's 'The Art of Assemblage' (1961) and 'Americans' (1963)
- Represented Venezuela at 1968 Venice Biennale
- Included in Documenta IV in 1968
- Collaborated with choreographers Martha Graham and Elisa Monte
- She died on April 30, 2016, bequeathing her archive to Buffalo AKG Art Museum
- Curated by Laura Vallés Vilchéz
Entities
Artists
- Marisol Escobar
- Andy Warhol
- Yasuo Kuniyoshi
- Hans Hofmann
- Martha Graham
- Elisa Monte
- Louis Falco
- Leo Castelli
Institutions
- Centro Botín
- Buffalo AKG Art Museum
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Museum of Modern Art
- Leo Castelli Gallery
- Art Students League
- École des Beaux-Arts
- Académie Julian
- The Andy Warhol Museum
- Venice Biennale
- Documenta IV
- The New York Times
- Life
- Glamour
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Locations
- Santander
- Spain
- Paris
- France
- New York
- United States
- Caracas
- Venezuela
- Los Angeles
- Rome
- Italy
- India
- Thailand
- Southeast Asia
- Polynesia
- Kassel
- Germany
- Venice