Marta Minujín: Partying Like It’s 1968

Gabriela Trueba
Remezcla
March 16, 2010

To the prominent Argentinian-born artist Marta Minujín, everything is art. She is a female, Latin version of Andy Warhol.

Her latest show, MINUCODEs,  at Americas Society, is historically and socially relevant, as well as a visually stunning experience. In it, Minujín revisits her 1968 piece by the same name, and takes its audience back to the New York social scene of the mid 60’s. Entering the first room in MINUCODEs  is a disorienting yet fascinating experience: the room is flooded with floor-to-ceiling projections of individuals at social events. As she has always been intrigued by social codes, the projections are recordings of Minujín’s own cocktail parties, events she considers “Happenings.”

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