María Berrío: Flowered Songs and Broken Currents
María Berrío: Flowered Songs and Broken Currents
This exhibition is available to view virtually on Vortic Collect until 18 December 2020.
Based in Brooklyn, María Berrío grew up in Colombia. Her large-scale works, which are meticulously crafted from layers of Japanese paper, often reflect on cross-cultural connections and global migration seen through the prism of her own history. The central theme of this exhibition is the quiet of catastrophe’s aftermath, a solemnity that points as much towards modes of resilience and adaptation as it does to the crushing devastation of loss. This theme takes shape through Berrío’s narration of a small Colombian fishing village that has undergone a tragedy. In these works, Berrío explores how the formation of historical memory occurs amidst processes of grieving in a village that maps the site of her own imagination.
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Interview Posted March 5 2021
María Berrío features in W Magazine’s major feature on contemporary figurative art, with text by Siddhartha Mitter
'I want to project women,' Berrío says. 'I want to project the courage and the strength, and also the vulnerability.' Siddhartha Mitter, W Magazine -
Exhibition Posted January 2 2021
María Berrío: Esperando mientras la noche florece (Waiting for the Night to Bloom) at the Norton Museum of Art
The first survey (2 January–9 May 2021) of María Berrío’s art includes two new pieces. Berrío’s large-scale, brilliantly coloured collages are meticulously crafted from unique papers sourced from South America and Asia, especially Japan. Lush landscapes and modest domestic interiors are dominated by women who gaze directly at the viewer. The inaction of these ethereal and expressionless characters belies the turmoil and anxiety of their passage to their current surroundings while unflinching in the certainty of their presence. They also characterize Berrío’s own path. Her family history is a testament to the experiences which inspire her subject matter as an immigrant and independent woman in America. Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida -
Gallery Event Posted October 28 2020
Watch the video: María Berrío and Katy Hessel in conversation
Watch a video of María Berrío and Katy Hessel from The Great Women Artists in a virtual conversation about Berrío's exhibition, Flowered Songs and Broken Currents. -
News story Posted October 14 2020
Artsy reports on María Berrío’s exhibition Flowered Songs and Broken Currents
Charlotte Jansen writes about María Berrío's current exhibition on view at Victoria Miro until 27 November 2020. Charlotte Jansen, Artsy