This Must Be the Place: An Oral History of Latin American Artists in New York, 1965-1975

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a group of Latin American artists migrated to New York, pioneering a new conceptualism informed by their migrant experiences. This Must Be the Place is the first book to highlight this generation of artists in interviews and primary source material, offering a dynamic, candid, and historically rich memoir of 1960s and 1970s New York.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 09 August 2022
Publisher: Americas Society,US

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a significant cohort of Latin American artists made their way to New York, driven by a desire to forge new artistic frontiers. As part of a broader cultural and social transformation, these artists joined a generation that embraced experimental practices, including Happenings, Minimalism, and Conceptualism. Their work, deeply influenced by their experiences as migrants, delved into themes of migration, identity, politics, exile, and nostalgia. Drawing from the rich tapestry of American culture and their countries of origin, these artists offered unique perspectives, oscillating between insider and outsider status. This Must Be the Place, a groundbreaking book, presents a visual narrative that showcases the contributions of this generation of artists through interviews and primary source material. Organized by themes and accompanied by artworks, photographs, and archival elements, the testimonies of these artists provide a vibrant, candid, and historically rich account of 1960s and 1970s New York.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a significant cohort of Latin American artists made their way to New York, driven by a desire to forge new artistic frontiers. As part of a broader cultural and social transformation, these artists joined a generation that embraced experimental practices, including Happenings, Minimalism, and Conceptualism. Their work, deeply influenced by their experiences as migrants, delved into themes of migration, identity, politics, exile, and nostalgia. Drawing from the rich tapestry of American culture and their countries of origin, these artists offered unique perspectives, oscillating between insider and outsider status. This Must Be the Place, a groundbreaking book, presents a visual narrative that showcases the contributions of this generation of artists through interviews and primary source material. Organized by themes and accompanied by artworks, photographs, and archival elements, the testimonies of these artists provide a vibrant, candid, and historically rich account of 1960s and 1970s New York.

Weight: 1089g
Dimension: 226 x 168 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781879128507