Troyanas (de la serie Módulos Infinitos) (Trojan Women [of the Infinite Module series])
1964/1993
Zilia Sánchez
Zilia Sánchez (Cuban, b. 1926)
Contemporary Art
Troyanas (de la serie Módulos Infinitos) (Trojan Women [of the Infinite Module series]), 1964/1993. Zilia Sánchez (Cuban, b. 1926). Acrylic on canvas; overall: 91.4 x 137.2 cm (36 x 54 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dorothea Wright Hamilton Fund 2020.262 © Zilia Sánchez, Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co., New York Throughout her career Zilia Sánchez has turned repeatedly to female warriors for inspiration. The title Troyanas invokes the legendary women of Troy, and the strength they displayed while mourning the loss of their land. The serial bimorphic-shaped canvas panels evoke lines of female warriors standing together as one powerful unit or army, suggesting the collective power of women. According to the artist, the serial panels in this work can be arranged in any order or configuration.
- Maker/Artist
- Sánchez, Zilia
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- Overall: 91.4 x 137.2 cm (36 x 54 in.)
- Departments
- Contemporary Art
- Accession Number
- 2020.262
- Credit Line
- Dorothea Wright Hamilton Fund
- Exhibitions
- Contemporary Gallery Reinstallation 2021
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted undefined
- Museum Location
- 229C Contemporary
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