Necroarchivos de las Americas

This exhibition examines myriad responses to the violent state apparatus that both defies and reinforces borders rendering life precarious. Under the conceptual framework of “Neoliberarchivos,” artists in the exhibition engage in an archival impulse to document and denounce violence within the discourse of contemporary art.

Questioning U.S. intervention in other countries, authoritarian regimes, gender violence, racism, and the “War on Drugs,” the exhibit features artworks that also focus on the disappeared (los desaparecidos), feminicide, censorship, and the ongoing epidemic of missing and murdered Native American women.

Artists in the exhibition participate in a transnational and intergenerational dialogue to challenge the historical and contemporaneous nature of these topics and emphasize their commitment to advocating for social justice and collective memory.

Necroarchivos de las Americas is curated by Dr. Adriana Miramontes Olivas and generously supported by Allison and Larry Berg. Additional funding is provided by The University of Oregon’s Division of Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and by the Center for Latino/a & Latin American Studies (CLLAS).