"In fact, the Chilean artist even believed she would die in obscurity, although she told EL PAIS that the lack of external recognition never deterred her from dedicating her life to art. I remember reading a children's biography of Mozart, a genius who reached the point of despair out of going hungry, and the idea stuck with me that sublime art wasn't related to recognition, value, or money, she confessed."
"Betye Saar (Los Angeles) was also recognized with a medal at 99 years old, making her the oldest artist exhibiting at the fair. Her work, Seeking the Promise (2025), was represented by the Robert Projects gallery, which seeks to honor her as she nears her 100th birthday. It was an assemblage, a technique that has characterized her entire career and with which she confronts racism and the stereotypes that associate the feminine with the erotic."
Cecilia Vicuna, 78 and living in New York, received the gold Icon award at the inaugural Art Basel Awards during Art Basel Miami Beach. The award acknowledges Latin American art and a generation of women whose work was long ignored. Vicuna persisted without external recognition, describing an inner mandate to create and citing a childhood Mozart biography that linked artistic worth to inner drive rather than money or acclaim. Betye Saar, at 99, received a medal and exhibited an assemblage titled Seeking the Promise (2025), a practice that addresses racism and challenges stereotypes about femininity, after decades of delayed museum recognition.
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