Of Rage and Redemption: The Art of Oswaldo Guayasamin

14Apr09

El grito II / The Cry II, 1983, oil on canvas, (detail of triptych, 41 5/16 x 68 15/16 in.),Collection of Fundacion Guayasamín

El grito II / The Cry II, 1983, oil on canvas, (detail of triptych, 41 5/16 x 68 15/1 in.),Collection of Fundacion Guayasamín

Beginning Saturday, April 18, Of Rage and Redemption: The Art of Oswaldo Guayasamin, will be on view at MOLAA. This traveling exhibition will make its final national stop at the museum. Heralded as the “painter of Latin America” for being an activist against violence, war and social injustice, Ecuadorian, Oswaldo Guayasamin is one of Latin America’s most important and recognizable artists.

This retrospective exhibition features more than 80 paintings, prints and drawings created between 1937-1996.



One Response to “Of Rage and Redemption: The Art of Oswaldo Guayasamin”

  1. 1 luis rodriguez cruz

    “Humility within the rage,Guayasamin’s art reflects the pain,and joy that are the open veins of Latin America for the world entire”.


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