Empty Daybook – Cecilia Vicuña on 11 September 1973

I painted this work [La muerte de Allende – The death of Allende] the night of the military coup in Chile. When the news arrived, I saw in my mind’s eye a drop of blood falling into the sea. This image anticipated the fate of the desaparecidos, people whom the military kidnapped and tortured before … Continue reading Empty Daybook – Cecilia Vicuña on 11 September 1973