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Exhibition: María Berrío: The Children’s Crusade @ICAinBOSTON


  • Institute of Contemporary Art 25 Harbor Shore Drive Boston, MA, 02210 United States (map)

New York–based artist María Berrío (born 1982 in Bogotá, Colombia) crafts her large-scale paintings through a unique, meticulous process of collaging torn pieces of Japanese paper with watercolor to create riveting, magical scenes. Spurred by contemporary social and political realities, the artist lists poetry, folklore, and the realms of magic as her sources of inspiration to imagine alternative views of present-day realities, especially those faced by migrants, women, and children. This exhibition will present a selection of new and existing works from Berrío’s series The Children’s Crusade.