A woman with a baby, a woman holding her head, and a man with a sling surround an office from which a sign hangs that says “There is no time for a doctor.” The image is of one of the arpilleras that make up Al hilo de Violeta, an exhibition that brings together nearly one hundred pieces that are linked to the spirit of Violeta Parra's textile creation.
The exhibition includes works of embroidery, tapestry, lanigraphy and textile collage. A burlap attributed to Violeta Parra herself is exhibited, the others are works of embroiderers and weavers from different periods. This is how the Isla Negra Embroidery Machines arrive, with works carried out between 1967 and 1980, and a selection from the MAPA collection of arpilleras and lanigraphies, which integrates creations from groups such as the Lomas de Macul Embroidery Machines and the Melipilla Arpilleras, among others.
The Textile Art Workshop of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Chile, led by the visual artist Constanza Urrutia, will exhibit rereadings of Violeta Parra. In addition, a visual map will show the groups of arpilleristas and embroiderers formed under the Vicariate of Solidarity in the 70s and 80s.
This exhibition is curated by Nury González, visual artist and director of the Tomás Lago Museum of American Popular Art (MAPA) at the University of Chile.
Aug 23 to Oct 15, 2017
Tues to Fri – 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (except Tues 12, Sun 17 and Tues 19 Sep)
Sat and Sun – 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Building B, floor -1, Visual Arts Room
Free