Ejercicio final from Gráfica Latinoamericana portfolio
Primary
Luis Camnitzer
(Lübeck, Germany, 1937–)
NationalityUruguay, South America
Date1970
MediumScreenprint on mylar attached to paper
DimensionsSheet: 29 7/8 × 21 15/16 in. (75.9 × 55.8 cm)
Additional Dimension: 22 15/16 × 13 7/16 in. (58.3 × 34.2 cm)
Image: 22 11/16 × 13 1/4 in. (57.7 × 33.6 cm)
Additional Dimension: 22 15/16 × 13 7/16 in. (58.3 × 34.2 cm)
Image: 22 11/16 × 13 1/4 in. (57.7 × 33.6 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Ms. Dana Ravel in memory of her husband, Mr. Gene Ravel, 1997.48.1
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1997.48.1/19
On View
Not on viewCollection Highlight
Camnitzer created the Uruguayan Torture series while he was in New York, a distant witness to the repression that was taking place in Uruguay. The experience of being physically removed, but emotionally and politically connected to those events resulted in this evocative and disquieting series. Rather than represent torture in an obvious or graphic way, Camnitzer used close-ups of his own body juxtaposed with fragmentary text to encourage viewers to consider their own physical positions and assumptions relative to political violence.
