[no title] Possibly 1976 - 2007

Curator: This untitled piece by León Ferrari presents a series of newspaper clippings mounted on paper, part of the Tate collection. It immediately strikes me as a stark, somber archive of violence. Editor: I agree. The presentation, the very materiality of it—yellowed newsprint, the cut-and-paste assemblage—speaks to the raw immediacy of information, yet simultaneously, the fragility of memory. Curator: I see a recurring theme in the headlines: kidnappings, disappearances. The symbolic weight is heavy; these fragments point to a larger, unspoken narrative of political turmoil and state-sponsored terror, particularly in Latin America. Editor: And the act of compiling these reports—Ferrari, a fierce critic of power, here takes on the role of archivist and disseminator, challenging the control and manipulation of information by oppressive regimes. Curator: Yes, the newspaper, originally a source of information becomes evidence, a record of trauma. These fragmented narratives, meticulously collected, speak volumes about cultural memory. Editor: Ultimately, the piece's strength lies in its stark simplicity. The labor of assembling the clippings transforms them into a powerful, haunting testament to the cost of social conflict and repression.