Works of art from Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean range from ancient cultures to cutting-edge artists of today. Among the highlights are the Glassell Collection of Pre-Columbian Gold and the museum’s growing collection of modern and contemporary art by Latin American and Latino artists.
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Bowl with a Killer Whale Deity
Ceramic with slip
100 BC-AD 700
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Ornament Depicting a Fanged Earth God
Gold
900-200 BC
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Reticulárea
Stainless steel wire
1975
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TERESA MARGOLLES
Lote Bravo
400 mud bricks
2005
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MIRA SCHENDEL
Variantes
93 monotypes
1977
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WALDEMAR CORDEIRO
Idéia visível
Wood plastered with paint
1956
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ANTONIO BERNI
La sordidez (de la serie "Monstruos cósmicos")
Wood, steel, iron, aluminum, cardboard, plastic, roots, nails, and enamel
c. 1964
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LYGIA CLARK
Bicho (Máquina)
Anodized aluminum
1962
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Juan Carlos Distéfano
Acción directa III
Reinforced polyester and epoxy resin
1998
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GONZALO FONSECA
Columbarium I
Scaffolding wood, nails, strings, and paint
1966
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José GURVICH
Formas en blanco y negro
Oil on board
1959
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ALFREDO JAAR
The Eyes of Gutete Emerita
100,000 slides, light table, magnifiers, and illuminated wall text
1996
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JULIO LE PARC
Continental-lumière mobile
Hanging metallic elements and spotlights
1960–66
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ROBERTO MATTA
Untitled
Oil on canvas
1942
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FRANCISCO MATTO
Venus blanquiazul
Oil on wood
c. 1979
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CILDO MEIRELES
Volátil (Volatile)
Wood, ash, candle, and essence
1980–94
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DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS
Cara de niño (Concentración)
Piroxylene on Masonite
1939
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Lezart
Iron, copper, magnets, and embroidered silk
1989
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