Karen Lamassonne. Ruido / Noise

A central figure in the Call and Bogotá art and film scenes of the 1970s and '80s, Karen Lamassonne has maintained e focus on self-portraiture and depictions of intimacy across private and public spaces in her work. From the peaceful atmosphere of cool, filed bathrooms to urban bridges and parks, Lamassonne depicts bodies in relation o their environments with an insgtently erotic visibility that, at times, has been highly policized within male-dominated cultural spheres. Ruido / Noise, the first monograph devoted to the artist, brings together her paintings, photographs, videos, installations, and contributions to "Caliwood" cinema for the first time, providing a topography of the a work amid shifting sociocultural landscapes. New essays by Inti Guererro and Maria Wills Londono, and a new interview with Miguel González, trace Lamcare, and analyze the continuing impact of her work in Colombia, United States, and beyond.