Argentinean
artist Graciela Sacco will present Public Order, an exhibition of her mixed media
works, at the main headquarters building of the Organization of American States in
Washington, D.C.
The exhibition, in the Americas Gallery, will
include various works that have been part of different shows in cities such as Boston,
Buenos Aires, Havana, Mexico City, Caracas, New York, Paris and Sao Paulo. It will be give
the public in Washington a chance to see an array of works by this internationally
acclaimed artist.
Graciela Saccos work is both engaging and
controversial. She has always been interested in the relationship between art and everyday
life. Sacco uses the heliographic technique to depict, among other things, social issues
and civil unrest in her native Argentina, as well as in other nations. She confronts the
viewer with powerful images of urban protests, marches, strikes, and riots.
The artist is also concerned with themes such as
hunger, poverty, freedom of speech and social injustice. She sometimes uses streets,
construction sites, public buildings, schools and other public spaces as a vehicle to
broaden public and social awareness.
Graciela Sacco once said: "The observation
of the urban space and advertisement graphics also led me to recognize the existence of a
visual colonization that encompasses the manipulation of mass media; I also became aware
that the aesthetic strategies of communication displayed on the streets interact with all
citizens and that the contemporary artistic image is a political image; political while it
assumes its time both aesthetic and artistically."
Sacco is also interested in exploring the
impact of light. She has been using heliography in her artworks for over ten years.
Heliography is a technique used by architects to produce blueprints of houses and cities.
This technique allows the artist to reproduce her images in almost any media she chooses.
She uses wooden sticks, curtain blinds, paper, spoons and all kinds of materials in her
artwork. The artist says: "If they asked me what I would like to heliograph
if it were possible, I would say smoke, ice, snow, clouds, water, projecting images over
those surfaces and making the touch of light on those substances as ethereal and powerful
as the substance itself."
Public Order will open to the public on
Friday, February 2, at 6:00 p.m. at the Americas Gallery- Organization of American States
Main Building, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue. The exhibition will remain open until
March 30.
Gallery hours: Monday to Friday- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.-
Free admission
For more information or images contact: Florencia
Sader or Ana María Escallón - Tel:(202)458-6020/16-
E-Mail:[email protected] or [email protected]