By working outside of traditional gallery and museum structures, the featured artists transgressed gender norms and oppressive political and artistic systems to evade the dominant art world's capitalistic structures and, in many historical cases, undermine the censorship of authoritarian regimes. This richly-illustrated publication includes texts that examine the cultural and historic importance and impact of key mail artworks.
This publication and the exhibition were edited and curated by Dr. Zanna Gilbert, Senior Research Specialist, Getty Research Institute, and Dr. Elena Shtromberg, Professor of Art History, University of Utah, for UCR ARTS at University of California, Riverside in collaboration with the Getty Research Institute. The exhibition took place at UCR ARTS and the California Museum of Photography from September 2025 to February 2026.
Featuring Anna Bella Geiger, Cecilia Vicuña, Graciela Gutiérrez Marx, Liliana Porter, Magali Lara, Marta Minujín, Mónica Mayer, Regina Silveira, Rosa de la Montaña (aka Teddy Sandoval), Virginia Errázuriz, Amalia Pica, Beatriz Cortez, Carmen Argote, Carolina Caycedo, Clarissa Tossin, Gala Porras-Kim, Giana de Dier, Marilyn Boror Bor, Regina José Galindo, Voluspa Jarpa...
Edited by Zanna Gilbert and Elena Shtromberg.
Foreword by Joanna Szupinska.
Contributions by Zanna Gilbert, Elena Shtromberg, C. Ondine Chavoya, Mela Dávila Freire, Paula V. Kupfer, Margarita Lizcano Hernandez, Madeline Murphy Turner, Alexandra Schoolman, Rachel Vogel.
