Oscar Munoz : Invisibilia

This catalogue accompanying the exhibition Invisibilia constitutes the first substantive monograph on Oscar Munoz’s work in English. The publication aims to become one of the most significant research resources published on the artist’s work to date by addressing the entire span of the artist’s career, beginning in the 1970s and continuing to 2020. This publication on Oscar Munoz’s artistic practice contributes to the field of conceptual photography both within and beyond the Latin American context. Bilingual Spanish translations effectively extend both the publication’s impact and its international reach. The diverse cadre of scholars who contributed to the book offer new perspectives and fresh takes on frequently discussed artworks that are here given a new slant. A comprehensive chronology that charts Munoz’s artistic evolution alongside the development of the artistic scene in Cali and national events in Colombia effectively roots the artist’s works in its cultural and historical context.

The first retrospective of Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz in the United States.

Oscar Muñoz: Invisibilia is Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz’s first retrospective in the United States. Addressing the entire span of Muñoz’s career—from the 1970s to 2020—this exhibition catalog is the most substantive book on Oscar Muñoz’s work in English to date. Invisibilia includes artworks ranging from Muñoz’s early charcoal drawings to his later conceptual photographic, video, and installation works. The bilingual catalog includes essays in both Spanish and English from a diverse cadre of scholars who offer fresh takes on Muñoz’s best-known works and illuminate his more obscure experiments. It also features interviews with the artist as well as a recent text he has written on his practice. A comprehensive chronology charts Muñoz’s artistic evolution alongside the development of the artistic scene in Cali, Colombia, where he began his career and continues to live and work, rooting the artist’s works in their cultural and historical context.