Pica’s irreverent work saw the monument bathed in a bright yellow light in reference to the misconception, on the part of many Argentineans, that this national monument is yellow due to its depiction as such in school textbooks. The 2002 site-specific installation took place at the House of Tucuman which, as the building where Argentina’s independence was declared in 1816, holds an important place in the hearts of her fellow countrymen. Her best-known early work, Hora Catedra (directly translated as School Period), engages her fascination with the lessons and tropes of childhood, and how they irrevocably stay with us through adult life. Having studied in Buenos Aires and Amsterdam, Pica has mounted solo exhibitions at Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Marc Foxx Gallery and Chisenhale Gallery, as well as participating in numerous group exhibitions and the Venice Biennale. Focusing on communication and the representation of language, as well as history, politics and the creative (and often comic) potential of our social spaces, Pica has established an oeuvre that defies categorisation and raises interesting queries in the mind of the viewer. The result is an internationalised artistic community, a blurring of the boundaries of language and technology, and myriad opportunities for the artist to comment on this ever-changing and evolving landscape and humanity’s place within it.Īmalia Pica’s eponymous exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is her first major museum show and a welcome introduction of the multi-layered work of the Argentinian-born artist to a wider audience. With the prospect of FaceTime with someone on the other side of the planet at the touch of a screen, and the concentration of breaking news stories into 140 characters, our avenues and opportunities for communication are more varied and further reaching than ever before. Modern technology and digital communications are transforming our worlds. The Argentinian-born artist Amalia Pica’s first major museum show explores her vast oeuvre, highlighting her ongoing preoccupation with modes of communication.
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