[no title] Possibly 1976 - 2007

Curator: This striking piece by León Ferrari, untitled, consists of newspaper clippings adhered to paper. It feels like a stark reminder of a bygone era, doesn't it? Editor: Stark is right. The textures are rough, the print quality looks cheap, and the overall effect is unsettling, like a collection of bad news barely held together. What is its actual size? Curator: It is not a particularly large work—the support measures about 420 by 297 millimeters. Ferrari's work often confronts political repression. I believe this piece reflects the socio-political climate in Argentina, potentially during the years of military dictatorship, given the dates scrawled on the pages. Editor: Right. And the medium itself—newsprint—was likely chosen to evoke a sense of immediacy and the ephemerality of information, and to challenge the traditional elevation of painting or sculpture. The artist seems to be saying something profound about the value we place on materials and the sources of information that shape our understanding of power. Curator: Exactly! The act of collage, assembling disparate fragments into a single unit, mirrors the fragmented narratives of truth and justice during periods of conflict and censorship. Editor: Seeing it this way gives the work a renewed power. Ferrari isn't just documenting; he is actively critiquing how systems of power exploit and distort reality itself.