Cecilia Vicuña

Cecilia Vicuña

Overview

Cecilia Vicuña is a poet, performer, and sound and visual artist, who coined the concept of arte precario (or "precarious art") in the 1960s in response to pressing concerns of the modern world, including ecological destruction, human rights, and cultural homogenization. Born and raised in Santiago, she was exiled during the early 1970s after the violent military coup against President Salvador Allende. This sense of impermanence, and a desire to preserve and pay tribute to the indigenous history and culture of Chile, especially the Quipu (an Andean writing system or "knot-record" fashioned from string), have characterized her work throughout her career.

Titles
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1980, 7:25 min, color, silent, 16 mm film on video
1980, 23:20 min, color, sound, 16 mm film on video, Spanish with English subtitles
1983, 18:31 min, color, sound, 16 mm film on video
2010, 53:55 min, color, sound, HD video, Spanish with English subtitles
2010, 13 min, color, sound, HD video
2014, 6:49 min, color, sound, HD video
2015, 7:43 min, color, sound, HD video
2017, 7:10 min, color, sound, HD video