Image series 17 / 2026: Marisol
Life-size Wooden Figures
19 April 2026
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By: Bettina Pfleging
The wooden sculptures, the trademark of the US artist of Venezuelan origin María Sol Escobar, known as Marisol, are up to two metres tall. They are individually enhanced with various materials such as fabrics, paints, photographs or everyday objects, and often feature motifs from Latin American folk art, which the artist incorporates into her work. Her themes include flight and migration, gender discrimination and the environment. Although she was a star in the 1960s, she has now been almost completely forgotten.
Around 100 works, including sculptures and objects, works on paper, photographs, and selected films and archive materials, bring Marisol’s oeuvre—spanning five decades of creative work—back to life in this exhibition.
„Marisol“
17 April until 23 August 2026, Kunsthaus Zürich
Marisol. The Hungarians, 1955, Holz, Buffalo; Upload-Datenbank, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre
Marisol, Escobar. Ruth, 1962, Holz, H. 167,6 cm, Waltham; Imago, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Institut für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte
Marisol. La visita, 1964, Holz, Gips, Leder, bemalt, Collage, Köln; Rheinisches Bildarchiv – Bestand Kölner Museen, Kunst- und Museumsbibliothek der Stadt Köln
Marisol. Women and Dog, Ausschnitt, 1964, Holz, Gips, 183,5 × 185,4 × 77 cm, New York; ArteMIS, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Kunsthistorisches Institut
Marisol. The Car, Ausschnitt, 1964, Holz, 120 × 307 × 91 cm, Rotterdam; ConedaKOR Frankfurt, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Kunstgeschichtliches Institut
Marisol, Escobar. Party, Ausschnitt, 1965-1966, Holz, New York City; Imago, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Institut für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte
Marisol. Mi Mama y Yo, 1968, Buffalo; Upload-Datenbank, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre
Marisol. The Fishman, 1976, Holz, Buffalo; Upload-Datenbank, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre
