Liliana Maresca, b. 1951, d. 1994Autorretrato con bronca / Self Portrait with BrawlArgentina (1982)S

Liliana Maresca, b. 1951, d. 1994
Autorretrato con bronca / Self Portrait with Brawl
Argentina (1982)
Synthetic enamel on wood
Location unknown
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Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Airessays:

Maresca was one of the most active figures in the construction of an interdisciplinary artistic community that began as an underground towards the end of the military dictatorship. Her work was a critical response to the central problems of society, the political situation in the country and HIV, which affected her personally.

With overwhelming energy, she sought to expand the frontiers of art, blurring boundaries, categories and disciplines and confronting the socio-political situation. In addition to encouraging the rebuilding of the democratic community, she was able to capture and transmit – like a powerful antenna – the most central and urgent aspects of a tumultuous social situation. Her artistic practice ranged from addressing themes such as intimate political manifestos about the body, love and sexuality to social violence in Argentina and overseas.