Collection
Miss Chuquicamata, the Slag
Fundación FAVA, Santiago, Chile
September 2016

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Donation of artowork Miss Chuquicamata, the Slag to collection of contemporary art for educational purposes. Selected by Pablo León de la Barra, curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

The artwork consists of 56 framed photographs of the corporate mining town of Chuquicamata copper mine, which is located in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The donation is accompanied by a bilingual essay with the political history of the site.

FAVA foundation holds a collection of contemporary art, through which encourages education, philanthropy, heritage, and collecting. In partnership with diverse public and private institutions, the foundation creates flexible programs that stimulate and encourage cross-community integration.

The work was exhibited and published during Feria Ch.ACHO, Santiago’s leading contemporary art fair alongside other pieces from the collection of FAVA.

Download essay accompanying this piece – English version
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