"The path to the first New York solo show for Elda Cerrato (1930-2023), now on view at Galerie Lelong, was a long and winding one. Born in Italy to Jewish parents, Cerrato was a child when her family fled fascism in Europe for South America. Authoritarianism continued to shape her life in adulthood, as Cerrato and her husband and son were forced to leave Argentina to escape persecution at the hands of the country's military junta in 1973."
""She was teaching at the School of Architecture at the University of Buenos Aires, which was said to have a lot of leftist people. Her best friend was disappeared at that time," Mary Sabbatino, vice president and partner of Galerie Lelong New York, said at a preview of the exhibition. Living at various points during her career in São Paulo, Caracas, and Buenos Aires, Cerrato was widely celebrated in Latin America."
Elda Cerrato was born in Italy to Jewish parents and fled fascism for South America as a child. Authoritarian regimes continued to shape her life; she and her family left Argentina in 1973 to escape persecution by the military junta. Cerrato taught at the School of Architecture at the University of Buenos Aires and experienced personal loss when a close friend disappeared during the dictatorship. She lived and worked in São Paulo, Caracas, and Buenos Aires and enjoyed widespread recognition across Latin America, mounting 30 solo shows and 150 group exhibitions over six decades. The Argentine government awarded her the Premio Nacional a la Trayectoria Artística in 2019. Recent inclusions in major biennials and a new New York solo show reflect renewed international attention.
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