Kati Horna Mexican, 1912-2000
Mujer con máscara, from the series Mujer y máscara, 1961
Vintage gelatin silver print
9.5 x 7.75 in
24.1 x 19.7 cm
24.1 x 19.7 cm
The 'Mujer y máscara' photo series was shot for an issue of Anita Brenner’s 'Mexico This Month' magazine, which Horna contributed to from 1958-1965. Both this series and 'Una noche...
The "Mujer y máscara" photo series was shot for an issue of Anita Brenner’s "Mexico This Month" magazine, which Horna contributed to from 1958-1965. Both this series and "Una noche en el sanatorio de muñecas" were created for the magazine but were never published. The mask in "Mujer y máscara" was made by English painter Leonora Carrington, who depicted mythical, animal-like figures frequently in her paintings as well.
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, 2013, p. 180 (illustrated).Mejorada, Alicia Sánchez. “El legado de Kati Horna.” In Alebrije, Monstruo de Papel, suplemento de Artes de México, 2001.
