Marisol

Marisol (Venezuelan and US-American, born in France, 1930 - 2016) became instantly famous in New York in the 1960s with her colorfully painted wooden sculptures. The artist combined pop culture, Dada, folklore and self-portraits to create unmistakable, often satirical ensembles. In the art scene, she was regarded as enigmatic, beautiful and taciturn - qualities that also shaped her public perception. From the 1970s onwards, she increasingly withdrew from the limelight, but remained artistically active. She increasingly turned to drawing, printmaking and photography.

Marisol's works address central issues of her time - and our present - with a sharp eye: the role of women, social inequalities, consumer culture and the handling of power and fame. She succeeds in combining criticism with wit and visual power. Although she created an independent and innovative body of work over five decades, Marisol was largely forgotten.

The Kunsthaus Zürich is now dedicating the first major retrospective in Europe to her - with around 100 works from all her creative phases. A rediscovery that shows how current and powerful Marisol's art still is today.

An exhibition in co-production with the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, and in close collaboration with the Buffalo AKG Art Museum.

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