Dreaming Water A Retrospective of the Future (1964-...)

Readers can immerse themselves in the work of an artist whose influence extends beyond artistic movements, embodying decolonization and ecofeminist ideals.

On the occasion of the exhibition Cecilia Vicuña: Dreaming Water, Malba publishes—in collaboration with the National Museum of Fine Arts in Santiago de Chile and the Pinacoteca de São Paulo—the most comprehensive monographic book dedicated to Cecilia Vicuña’s work to date. This exploration of Vicuña’s multifaceted artistic journey comprises over 200 works of paintings, drawings, screenprints, collages, textiles, videos, photographs, installations, poetry, artist books, and performances. It features a main text by curator and editor Miguel A. López—a letter addressed to the artist—as well as new essays by Elizabeth A. Povinelli, Catherine de Zegher, and José de Nordenflycht. It includes two texts by Vicuña on her drawings from the “Palabrarmas” project and the activism of the group Artists for Democracy, as well as a conversation between Vicuña, Marisol de la Cadena, and Camila Marambio.