This Must Be the Place: An Oral History Book Launch

Join us Wednesday, May 11 at 6:00 PM for a book launch at Americas Society celebrating the release of This Must Be the Place: An Oral History of Latin American Artists in New York, 1965–1975, the first book of its kind to present the stories of Latin American artists who migrated to New York City in the mid-sixties and shaped the cultural production of that era.

This event will feature a conversation with artists featured in the publication, including Liliana Porter, Sylvia Palacios Whitman, and Nitza Tufiño, moderated by Aimé Iglesias Lukin, Director and Chief Curator of Visual Arts at Americas Society. The conversation will be followed by a reception.

Please RSVP here.

The conversation portion of the event will be streamed live on the Americas Society YouTube page at 6:00 PM EDT. A link to watch it will also be available on our event page.

Preorder the book This Must Be the Place: An Oral History of Latin American Artists in New York, 1965–1975 from Artbook.

This Must Be the Place: An Oral History of Latin American Artists in New York, 1965–1975 is a co-publication by Americas Society and the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA). Founded in 2011, ISLAA is committed to advancing scholarship and public engagement with art from Latin America through its program of exhibitions, publications, lectures, and institutional partnerships. To learn more, visit islaa.org.