Kati Horna Mexican, 1912-2000
Untitled, from the series Muñecas del miedo, Paris, 1939/1960
gelatin silver print
9.75 x 6.75 in
24.8 x 17.1 cm
24.8 x 17.1 cm
Kati Horna’s series 'Muñecas del miedo' depicts surrealist images of broken and discarded dolls, pulling from her memories of photographing the Spanish Civil War at the young age of twenty-five....
Kati Horna’s series "Muñecas del miedo" depicts surrealist images of broken and discarded dolls, pulling from her memories of photographing the Spanish Civil War at the young age of twenty-five. Art historian and curator Michel Otayek shares that “Horna’s experiences of the war in Spain left a deep imprint in her later work. Some of her most personal series explore themes of disillusion, displacement, and loss, oftentimes with a refined sense of irony that can be traced back to the satirical, anti-fascist work of her early years in Europe.”
Exhibitions
Kati Horna: In Motion, Ruiz-Healy Art, New York, 2023Kati Horna, Jeu De Paume, Paris, France and Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico; curators: Angeles Alonso Espinosa and José Antonio Rodríguez (catalogue)
Literature
Flores, Sergio, ed. Kati Horna. Paris: Jeu de Paume and Museo Amparo, Puebla, 2013, p. 111.Mejorada, Alicia Sánchez. “Kati Horna: Un Mirada Insólita y Cotidiana.” In Cuartoscuro, September 2001, p. 24
Mejorada, Alicia Sánchez. “El legado de Kati Horna.” In Alebrije, Monstruo de Papel, suplemento de Artes de México, 2001, p. 131
