Casa de las Américas in Havana is hosting the exhibition “Chile in Posters: Memory and Resistance,” a journey through five decades of graphic art, on the 53rd anniversary of the coup in the South American nation.
The exhibition, which brings together posters donated from the 1970s to the present and belonging to the Haydee Santamaría Art of Our America collection, was described by the cultural institution as an exercise in remembering Chile’s history of struggle and resistance.
“Chile in Posters” addresses themes such as student struggles, feminist movements, and the resistance of the Mapuche people, the Havana-based cultural institution stated on social media.
For Casa de las Américas, the posters linked to the Popular Unity government (1970-1973) and the international solidarity that emerged through art against the military coup are of particular importance.
The visual production of those years, characterized by vibrant and saturated colors, reflected the climate of hope and social transformation that the country was experiencing.
On September 11, 1973, the Chilean Armed Forces, led by General Augusto Pinochet, overthrew President Salvador Allende, who chose to die in La Moneda Palace rather than resign.
This fascist military coup, backed by the United States, ushered in a 17-year dictatorship marked by systematic human rights violations.
The exhibition “Chile in Posters: Memory and Resistance” remains open to the public at Casa de las Américas as a visual testament to Latin American resistance and solidarity.
[ SOURCE: PRENSA LATINA ]
