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05 Nov 2010 /

a conversation between anna maria maiolino and helena tatay

This interview was conducted under the auspices of the first major European retrospective of Anna Maria Maiolino at Fundaciò Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona (October 15, 2010 – January 16, 2011). The artist’s interlocutor is the curator of the exhibition and the editor of its catalog.

“Helena Tatay: You were born in Calabria, Italy, in 1942. At the age of twelve, your family emigrated to Venezuela, and a few years later to Brazil. Can you tell me about the time when you first arrived in Brazil?

Anna Maria Maiolino: I arrived in 1960. I was eighteen. It wasn’t my decision – my parents had decided to move to Rio de Janeiro, and I found myself…”

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