A surprising aspect of cultural erasure is that it can happen in plain sight. Consider María Sol Escobar, known mononymously as Marisol, who earned international renown in the 1960s for her wood carvings and sculptural assemblages — including clever depictions of the Kennedy family and British royals — only to fade into relative obscurity before her death in 2016. In 1968, Marisol left New York for Europe — a move some have interpreted as a rejection of her success, though she continued to make art. For Maritza Lacayo, the assistant curator at the Pérez, there is no obvious explanation: “I think [when] the world demanded a little bit too much of her, or things weren’t aligning with what she wanted, she would simply go elsewhere.” “Marisol and Warhol Take New York” is on view April 15 through Sept. 5 at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, pamm.org. From T’s InstagramA 16th-Century Italian Palace, Made Modern by Gio Ponti

Source: New York Times April 14, 2022 19:08 UTC