Washington Project for the Arts
400 7th Street. N.W.
Washington, O.C. 20004
WPA STAFF
Al Nodal, Executive Director
Helen Brunner, Assistant Director for Programs
Judith Light, Performing Arts Coordinator
Don Russell, "Bookworks" Manager
Diane Brodie, Assistant 11 Bookworks" Manager
Holly Block, O ffice Manager
Lois Rodin, Membership Secretary
Roben Dick, Preparator I Special Projects
John Birmingham, Installations I Maintenance Supervisor
Charles Wannan Ill, Preparator I BuHding Manager
Michael Henderson, Technical Director
Steve Okun, CETA, Theatre Technician
Eileen Mulcahy, Theatre House Manager
Vanessi Stout, Bookkeeper
Farced Armaly, Assistant, "Bookworks"
Sarah Key, Intern
Phyllis Klein, Intern
Susan Loftus , Intern
EUen Friedlander, Volunteer
Mary Lou Hansen, Volunteer
Ca rla Krash, Volunteer
WPA is supported in part by: I WPA reclbe el apoyo
de: American Express Company . April Trust .
Artransport . Audio Technical Services . David W.
Bennant • Honorable and Mrs. Max Berry .
Bloomingdale's • Calvin Calri tz • The D.C.
Commission on the Arts and Humanities . The Max
and Victoria Dreyfus FOWldation, Inc . . Elcctronk
Wire and Cable . James Ferguson . Sam Gilliam .
The Philip L. Graham Fund . Hecht's • IBM
Corporation • Jacob and Charlotte Lehrman
Charitable Trust . Edward J. Lenkin . The Lenkin
Company . Aaron M. Levine, Esq. . Mayor Marion
Barry's Arts O.C. and Summer Youth Program . T he
National Endowment for the Arts . Campbell,
Peachey de Associates . Por taAd • John A. Quinn
Company, Inc •. Riggs National Bank • Miles Rubin .
Lou Stoval • Mary Swift . Warner Communications,
Inc •• The Washington Post . Waterlox Chemical de
Coatings Corporation . Honorable John A. Wilson .
The Friends of the W.P.A.
WPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Max Berry
Tommy Brooks
H. Terry Braunstein
Charles Cash
Joel Chaseman
William Christenberry
Gene Davis
James Fitzpatrick
Howard Fox , Chairman
Sam Gilliam
Dr. William Gold
Walter Hopps
Martha Jackson-Jarvis
Kim Peter Kovac
Rockne Krebs
Edward J . Lenkin
Aaron M. Levine
Alton Miller
Carolyn Peachey
Virginia Quesada
Eden Rafshoon
Miles Rubin
Joseph Shannon
Mary Swift
Herb White
Honorable John A. Wilson
Maida Withers
ADVISORS TO THE BOARD
Pia Designs
Lowe, Bressler ft. Kaufman
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IN/OUT
FOUR PROJECTS
BY CHILEAN ARTISTS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 18-APRIL 23
1983
C.A.D.A.
Dlttbom
Downey
Jaar
Exh1bitoon Organized by Alfredo Jsar
FORWARD
AL NODAL
It 1s a great pleasure and pravilege
to present the creattve work of
six contemporary Chilean a rtists:
C.A.D.A. (Diamela Eltit, Lotty
Rosenfeld, and Ro.Ul Zurita) ,
Eugenio Dittborn, Juan Downey,
and Alfredo Jaar.
The purpose of the exhibition Is to
present new Chilean art produced
both inside Chi le and abroad (two
of the artists now live in New
York City). This show is the frst
significant expostre in the Umted
States for all of the artists, with
the exception or Juan Downey,
who is already weli..known and
highly respected 111 this country.
These artists have shown a tenacious co mmitment to the exploration of new1 esthetically provocative, historically well informed,
and socially r esponsible thO\lgh t in
the face of a social and political
climate that ls less than fe rtile.
It is therefOC'e especially heartening to view this work: it bolsters
our faith m the basic human right
of freedom of expression. No less
Importantly, this exhibition displays the intellectual excellence
and progressive viewpomt of the
contemporary visual artists of
Chile.
We are very grateful to have had
the oppor tunity to work with Alfredo Jaar, who organi zed this
project, with the other ar tists
represented here, and with the
critics who wrote the text for the
catalog. Heartfelt appreciation is
due to Helen Brunner who co.
o rdinated every aspect of the exlubit and the catalog; to the WPA
s tall fo r their enthusiastic and
able assistance; to Rob McGinnis
for t he design of the ca ta log; to
Philip Bl air, ;r. 1 for his work in
editing and transla tion; and to
our many patrons, friends, and
supporters, without whom none of
this would have been possible.
PRESENTACION
AL NODAL
Me es muy 'ii a to tener el placer y
el priv1leg10 de presentar la obra
creativa de sels artistas chitenos
contempor~neos: C.A.D.A. (Diamela Eltit, Lotty Rosenfeld, y
RaUl Zuri ta), Eugenio Dit tborn,
Juan Downey, y Al fredo Jaar.
El prop6sito de la exhiblci6n es !.I
de introducir el nuevo ar te chi Jeno
producido por chilenos que viven
en Chile y en el extranjero. (Dos
de los artistas viven acruaJmen te
en Nueva York.) Esta exhibici6n
es la promera oportunldad significante que han temdo estos ar tistas para llegar a l pUbllco no rteame ricano, con la excepci6n de
Juan Downey, qulen ya ha logrado
reconocim 1ento y respeto en es te
pats.
Es tos artistas demuestran un
tenaz compromiso con la exploraci6n de un pensamien to nuevo,
estCticamente provocat ivo, hi st6ricamente bien fundado, y $0Cialmente respot)sable, en medio de
un clima pol itico y social poco
favorable.
Su obra representa,
para nosotros, un especial ahento.
Reafirma nuestra fe en el derecho
humano fundamental de libertad
de expresi6n. Y con lgual lmportancia, estas obras ponen de r elieve la calidad lntelectual y el
punto de vista progr esivo de lo s
a rtistas visuales chilenos.
Estamos rnuy agradecidos de haber tenido la oportunidad de trabajar con Al fredo Jaar, quien organiz6 es te projecto, con los demas arti sta.s presen tados aqu.l, y
con los autores de los textos
cr[ticos del cat~logo. Una apreciaci6n muy especial tambien a
Helen Brunner, ta coo rdinadora de
la exhi bici6n y de! cata logo; a los
otros miembros del equipo del
WPA; a Rob McGinnis, por el
diseiio del catl logo;
a Philip
Blair, jr. , por su colaboraci6n en
la traducci6n y edici6n del cartilogo; y a todos nuestros auspiciadores, amigos, y colaboradores,
qwenes han hecho posible t odo
nuestro trabajo.
400 7th Street. N.W.
Washington, O.C. 20004
WPA STAFF
Al Nodal, Executive Director
Helen Brunner, Assistant Director for Programs
Judith Light, Performing Arts Coordinator
Don Russell, "Bookworks" Manager
Diane Brodie, Assistant 11 Bookworks" Manager
Holly Block, O ffice Manager
Lois Rodin, Membership Secretary
Roben Dick, Preparator I Special Projects
John Birmingham, Installations I Maintenance Supervisor
Charles Wannan Ill, Preparator I BuHding Manager
Michael Henderson, Technical Director
Steve Okun, CETA, Theatre Technician
Eileen Mulcahy, Theatre House Manager
Vanessi Stout, Bookkeeper
Farced Armaly, Assistant, "Bookworks"
Sarah Key, Intern
Phyllis Klein, Intern
Susan Loftus , Intern
EUen Friedlander, Volunteer
Mary Lou Hansen, Volunteer
Ca rla Krash, Volunteer
WPA is supported in part by: I WPA reclbe el apoyo
de: American Express Company . April Trust .
Artransport . Audio Technical Services . David W.
Bennant • Honorable and Mrs. Max Berry .
Bloomingdale's • Calvin Calri tz • The D.C.
Commission on the Arts and Humanities . The Max
and Victoria Dreyfus FOWldation, Inc . . Elcctronk
Wire and Cable . James Ferguson . Sam Gilliam .
The Philip L. Graham Fund . Hecht's • IBM
Corporation • Jacob and Charlotte Lehrman
Charitable Trust . Edward J. Lenkin . The Lenkin
Company . Aaron M. Levine, Esq. . Mayor Marion
Barry's Arts O.C. and Summer Youth Program . T he
National Endowment for the Arts . Campbell,
Peachey de Associates . Por taAd • John A. Quinn
Company, Inc •. Riggs National Bank • Miles Rubin .
Lou Stoval • Mary Swift . Warner Communications,
Inc •• The Washington Post . Waterlox Chemical de
Coatings Corporation . Honorable John A. Wilson .
The Friends of the W.P.A.
WPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Max Berry
Tommy Brooks
H. Terry Braunstein
Charles Cash
Joel Chaseman
William Christenberry
Gene Davis
James Fitzpatrick
Howard Fox , Chairman
Sam Gilliam
Dr. William Gold
Walter Hopps
Martha Jackson-Jarvis
Kim Peter Kovac
Rockne Krebs
Edward J . Lenkin
Aaron M. Levine
Alton Miller
Carolyn Peachey
Virginia Quesada
Eden Rafshoon
Miles Rubin
Joseph Shannon
Mary Swift
Herb White
Honorable John A. Wilson
Maida Withers
ADVISORS TO THE BOARD
Pia Designs
Lowe, Bressler ft. Kaufman
f
(
IN/OUT
FOUR PROJECTS
BY CHILEAN ARTISTS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 18-APRIL 23
1983
C.A.D.A.
Dlttbom
Downey
Jaar
Exh1bitoon Organized by Alfredo Jsar
FORWARD
AL NODAL
It 1s a great pleasure and pravilege
to present the creattve work of
six contemporary Chilean a rtists:
C.A.D.A. (Diamela Eltit, Lotty
Rosenfeld, and Ro.Ul Zurita) ,
Eugenio Dittborn, Juan Downey,
and Alfredo Jaar.
The purpose of the exhibition Is to
present new Chilean art produced
both inside Chi le and abroad (two
of the artists now live in New
York City). This show is the frst
significant expostre in the Umted
States for all of the artists, with
the exception or Juan Downey,
who is already weli..known and
highly respected 111 this country.
These artists have shown a tenacious co mmitment to the exploration of new1 esthetically provocative, historically well informed,
and socially r esponsible thO\lgh t in
the face of a social and political
climate that ls less than fe rtile.
It is therefOC'e especially heartening to view this work: it bolsters
our faith m the basic human right
of freedom of expression. No less
Importantly, this exhibition displays the intellectual excellence
and progressive viewpomt of the
contemporary visual artists of
Chile.
We are very grateful to have had
the oppor tunity to work with Alfredo Jaar, who organi zed this
project, with the other ar tists
represented here, and with the
critics who wrote the text for the
catalog. Heartfelt appreciation is
due to Helen Brunner who co.
o rdinated every aspect of the exlubit and the catalog; to the WPA
s tall fo r their enthusiastic and
able assistance; to Rob McGinnis
for t he design of the ca ta log; to
Philip Bl air, ;r. 1 for his work in
editing and transla tion; and to
our many patrons, friends, and
supporters, without whom none of
this would have been possible.
PRESENTACION
AL NODAL
Me es muy 'ii a to tener el placer y
el priv1leg10 de presentar la obra
creativa de sels artistas chitenos
contempor~neos: C.A.D.A. (Diamela Eltit, Lotty Rosenfeld, y
RaUl Zuri ta), Eugenio Dit tborn,
Juan Downey, y Al fredo Jaar.
El prop6sito de la exhiblci6n es !.I
de introducir el nuevo ar te chi Jeno
producido por chilenos que viven
en Chile y en el extranjero. (Dos
de los artistas viven acruaJmen te
en Nueva York.) Esta exhibici6n
es la promera oportunldad significante que han temdo estos ar tistas para llegar a l pUbllco no rteame ricano, con la excepci6n de
Juan Downey, qulen ya ha logrado
reconocim 1ento y respeto en es te
pats.
Es tos artistas demuestran un
tenaz compromiso con la exploraci6n de un pensamien to nuevo,
estCticamente provocat ivo, hi st6ricamente bien fundado, y $0Cialmente respot)sable, en medio de
un clima pol itico y social poco
favorable.
Su obra representa,
para nosotros, un especial ahento.
Reafirma nuestra fe en el derecho
humano fundamental de libertad
de expresi6n. Y con lgual lmportancia, estas obras ponen de r elieve la calidad lntelectual y el
punto de vista progr esivo de lo s
a rtistas visuales chilenos.
Estamos rnuy agradecidos de haber tenido la oportunidad de trabajar con Al fredo Jaar, quien organiz6 es te projecto, con los demas arti sta.s presen tados aqu.l, y
con los autores de los textos
cr[ticos del cat~logo. Una apreciaci6n muy especial tambien a
Helen Brunner, ta coo rdinadora de
la exhi bici6n y de! cata logo; a los
otros miembros del equipo del
WPA; a Rob McGinnis, por el
diseiio del catl logo;
a Philip
Blair, jr. , por su colaboraci6n en
la traducci6n y edici6n del cartilogo; y a todos nuestros auspiciadores, amigos, y colaboradores,
qwenes han hecho posible t odo
nuestro trabajo.