Annemarie
Heinrich
Secret
Intentions
03.20—
07.06.2015

The show features a selection of ninety vintage photographs—many of them on exhibit for the first time—from the thirties to the sixties. On the basis of feminist theory, the exhibition focuses on the more intimate and personal work of Annemarie Heinrich (Darmstadt, Germany, 1912– Buenos Aires, 2005).

“Argentine and Latin American art history has addressed Annemarie Heinrich’s production almost solely in terms of technique and medium; the way she, as a feminist creator, went about constructing the image has been largely neglected. In its attempt to analyze Heinrich’s work, this exhibition formulates a hypothesis informed by feminist theory: Can her production be understood as an early expression of the women’s liberation movement that would emerge in later years? Are her images a proto-feminist construction? Some of her work—and her own life story—would seem to suggest so,” states Agustín Pérez Rubio, artistic director of MALBA and co-curator of the exhibition.

Intenciones secretas brings together vintage photographs—that is, prints made by the artist herself—from Annemarie Heinrich’s archives, the MALBA collection, and private collections. The museum’s holdings already include three works by Annemarie Heinrich: Autorretrato con hijos [Self-Portrait with Children] (1947), Autorretrato con Ursula [Self-Portrait with Ursula] (1938), and La mano [The Hand] (1953). The last two were purchased at the 2014 edition of arteBA thanks to the museum’s Acquisition Program.