Kati Horna Mexican, 1912-2000
El botellón, from the series Paraísos artificiales, 1962
Vintage gelatin silver print
9.84 x 8 in
25 x 20.3 cm
25 x 20.3 cm
“The last in Horna’s published ‘Fetiche’ series was ‘Paraísos Artificiales’ [Artificial Paradises], which appeared in a themed issue of 'S.nob', featuring images that unleash a world of transcendent narcotic-induced bliss....
“The last in Horna’s published ‘Fetiche’ series was ‘Paraísos Artificiales’ [Artificial Paradises], which appeared in a themed issue of 'S.nob', featuring images that unleash a world of transcendent narcotic-induced bliss. Again, using the female body as a site for visual experimentation, Horna here pushes the artistic envelope even further with photomontage, double exposure, and the distressing of negatives in a group of photographs that resemble Surrealist film stills and features the actress Luz del Amo.”
-Christina L. De León, Told and Untold: The Photo Stories of Kati Horna in the Illustrated Press, Americas Society, Curated by Michel Otayek and Christina L. De León
-Christina L. De León, Told and Untold: The Photo Stories of Kati Horna in the Illustrated Press, Americas Society, Curated by Michel Otayek and Christina L. De León
Exhibitions
Kati Horna: In Motion, Ruiz-Healy Art, New York, 2023Surrealism Beyond Borders, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; traveling show to Tate Modern, London, UK; curators: Stephanie D'Alessandro and Matthew Gale, 2022 (catalogue)
Kati Horna. Museo Amparo, Jeu de Paume: Puebla, México and Paris, France, 2014 (catalogue)Literature
Mejorada, Alicia Sánchez. “El legado de Kati Horna.” In Alebrije, Monstruo de Papel, suplemento de Artes de México, 2001.Publications
Flores, Sergio, ed. Kati Horna, Paris: Jeu de Paume, 2013, p. 175 (illustrated), plus cover of the hardcopy book.S.nob, number 7, Mexico, October 15th, 1962, page 171 (illustrated)
