Title: Los archivos de Jorge Tacla
Description: The book "The Archives of Jorge Tacla" analyzes from the lens of intersectionality a series of experiences, images and discourses around the life and work of the artist for the last four decades. In 2019 the Archives of American Arts, under the eaves of the Smithsonian Institute based in Washington, acquired the entire personal archive of the artist Jorge Tacla (Chile 1958, lives and works in New York).  in 2019 the documents of Jorge Tacla were added, donated by the artist himself. The collection measures 1.5 meters long and comprises documents from 1966 to 2019. Includes biographical material; letters from friends, family and other artists; archives of projects and exhibitions; photographs taken by Tacla himself, his friends and paintings; eleven illustrated diaries, and printed material. There is reference material that documents his paintings, his creative process, his career as an artist working in New York and Chile, and his friendship with other artists. Includes immigration papers, resumes, a biography of your artistic work, transcript of an oral history interview, personal and professional correspondence, essay drafts, sketches, drawings, sketches, exhibition announcements, catalogues, posters, to-do lists and press dossiers of exhibitions, press reviews related to globally relevant events and reviews of your work, as well as photographs of Tacla with other artists, colleagues, friends and family, his installations, his studios in New York and Chile and his work.ʺ (HKB Translation) --Page 12.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Biography, Archives, Art, Sources, History, Art and society, Modern Art, Smithsonian Institution. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Places: Chile, New York
People: Jorge Tacla (1958-)
Time periods: 20th century