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Latin American art is the combined artistic expression of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, as well as Latin Americans living in other regions. The art has roots in the many different indigenous cultures that inhabited the Americas before European colonization in the 16th century.
Latin American art, artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and the Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present. Read more about Latin America’s artists, movements, and media.
Latin American art is the creative expression of Latin Americans residing in other locations, as well as those from South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico. The art has its origins in the many indigenous civilizations that lived in the Americas before to European colonization in the 16th century.
The only Museum in the United States dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American and Latino Art.
Known as Boterism, this style features paintings and sculptures of figures with curvy, exaggerated proportions. As one of the most recognized artists from Latin America, Botero is deeply influenced by his roots. His use of strong outlines and flat, vibrant color is a nod to Latin American folk art.
Explore a small sampling of the rich variety of works in the museum’s collection by artists who were born and worked in South and Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, including several artists who either studied in the United States or have made it their adopted home.
The study of Latin America and Latin American art is more relevant today than ever. In the United States, the burgeoning population of Latinos —people of Latin American descent—and consequently the rise of Spanish (and Spanglish) speakers, Latino musical genres, literature, and visual arts, require that we better understand the cultural ...
The colonial Latin American art gallery includes paintings, sculpture, metalwork, furniture, ceramics, and textiles from throughout Latin America, spanning the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries.
From the bold political murals of Diego Rivera and the surrealist dreams of Frida Kahlo to the geometric abstractions of Joaquín Torres-García and the contemporary installations of Doris Salcedo, these artists reflect the complex social, political, and cultural landscapes of their regions.
The Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA) supports the study and visibility of Latin American art.