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Elena Shtromberg

Elena Shtromberg is Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Utah. She received her PhD from the Department of Art History at UCLA. She specializes in contemporary Latin American art, with a specific focus on Brazil and the U.S.-Mexico Border region. Her book project, Art Systems: Brazil and the1970s (forthcoming with the University of Texas Press) focuses on the encounter of artistic practice with information and systems theories in the politicized climate of the 1970s.

Articles

Amnesty and Justice for All: The Art of Regina José Galindo
Regina José Galindo’s work is part of a long tradition of merging political commentary and performance art in Latin America.
Elena ShtrombergFeb 21, 2015
- Around the World
- Art & Architecture
Around the World: Jeremy Scahill’s “Dirty Wars,” Latin America’s Alfredo Jaar, and Istanbul’s Museum of Innocence
Caille Millner, Elena Shtromberg, Kaya Genç, Tom GallagherDec 8, 2013
“I will not act before understanding. Context is everything.”: The Work of Alfredo Jaar
One of Latin America’s great contemporary artists delves into how we get to know the world around us.
Elena ShtrombergDec 8, 2013
- Art & Architecture