León Ferrari's Political Art Confronts Latin American Dictatorships at MASP

The exhibition 'León Ferrari: Entre Ditaduras' at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) presents nearly 100 works from the museum's collection, focusing on the artist's critique of anti-democratic forces in 1960s-1980s Latin America. Curated by artistic director Adriano Pedrosa, alongside curators Julieta González and Tomás Toledo, the show highlights Ferrari's conceptual and political vanguard work. His heliographies, resembling bureaucratic organization charts, depict the futile searches for desaparecidos. Ferrari, who lived in exile in São Paulo from 1976 to 1990, created works that blend political action with aesthetic construction, using diverse mediums. The exhibition includes heliographies, photocopies, paintings, sculptures, and objects, many produced during his Brazilian exile. His series address state ideological apparatuses and critique conservative religious positions. Ferrari's work was shown in institutions like MAC, Pinacoteca, and the Bienal de São Paulo. The artist returned to Buenos Aires in the 1990s, continuing his critical practice until his death in 2013. The exhibition runs until February 21, 2016.