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Cecilia Vicuña
Dar Ver (Anteojos para ver la verdad / To give sight, glasses to see truth)

1974/2016

About the Item

Visual poems, the works in Vicuña’s 'PALABRARmas' series are carefully attuned to the power of language. Many of these works incorporate wordplay, and throughout her practice, Vicuña treats words as embodied entities whose forms can be parsed to reveal subliminal meanings across a variety of languages. For the series title, Vicuña has invented the word “palabrarmas,” a fusion of “palabra” (Spanish for “word”) and “armas” (“weapon”). At the same time, “palabrarmas” also suggests an even wider range of meanings, bearing similarities, for instance, to a portmanteau of the the verb “apalabrar” (“to agree on”), and the word “más” (more). Just as Vicuña emphasizes the capacity of words to cause violence and destruction, so she also suggests that they can be potent tools of reconciliation and understanding. In 'Dar Ver (Anteojos para ver la verdad / To give sight, glasses to see truth)' (1974/2016), Vicuña again looks to language as she considers notions of truth, deception, and objectivity, and she extracts from “verdad” (Spanish for “truth”) the verbs “ver” (“to see”) and “dar” (“to give”).
  • Creator:
    Cecilia Vicuña (1947, Chilean)
  • Creation Year:
    1974/2016
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)Width: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    Edition of 10Price: $6,000
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  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: LM277831stDibs: LU94438086962
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