In each chapter, in conversation between the most remarkable artists from Latin-America and Latinxs in the US, and our MOLAA Chief Curator Gabriela Urtiaga, we place the focus on a series or specific artwork which requires a close inspection and deliberate process of contemplation, and exploration; delving into the ideas surrounding the creation of the works, their sources of research and inspiration, in an effort to immerse ourselves in the world of the artists.
Chiachio & Giannone
(Argentina, b. 1969, Argentina, b. 1964)
Leo Chiachio and Daniel Giannone are an artist duo who were trained as painters but now work together to create hand embroidery and textile mosaics as they “paint with needles”. Both studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Prilidiano Pueyrredón and the Escuela Superior de Bellas Arte Ernesto de la Cárcova. Chiachio worked under Pablo Suarez, Tulio de Sagastizabal, Ahuva Szlimowicz, and Graciela Canero. At the same time, Giannone studied with Sergio Bazán, Teresa Lascano, and Graciela Canero. Their embroidery is a celebration and redefinition of the traditional family portrait, using themselves and their dogs as subjects. They find new, imaginative, and expressive ways of depicting themselves, filled with humor, the fantastical, and the archive of art history. Together they have had several exhibitions including Chiachio & Giannone: Celebrating Diversity at the Museum of Latin American Art, as well as exhibitions across Latin America.
