Paper trails: Latin American art in print (1950-1995) features important portfolios of modern and contemporary Latin American printmaking in the collection of the Blanton Museum of Art.

During the 1960s, as interest in Latin American art increased internationally, curated print sets emerged as portable exhibitions showcasing the art of the region and of particular countries to audiences abroad. This show explores prominent portfolios produced in the context of a regional printmaking boom that was bolstered by a network of international biennials, key printmaking studios, and the support of transnational corporations.

It will feature print sets produced in influential workshops in Mexico and Puerto Rico, while also featuring print sets from other countries, including Bolivia and Paraguay, whose art is seldom exhibited in the United States.

(Curated by Florencia Bazzano, Assistant Curator of Latin American Art, Blanton Museum of Art)