Delia Cancela

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Delia Cancela
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Born1940
EducationEscuela Superior de Bellas Artes
Known forPainting, Fashion Design
Movement Pop Art
Spouse Pablo Mesejean [1]

Delia Cancela (born 1940, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine pop artist and fashion designer. [2] She has lived in Argentina, New York, London and Paris, and exhibited internationally. Retrospective exhibitions of her work and her collaborations with Pablo Mesejean include Delia Cancela 2000-Retrospectiva (2000), Pablo & Delia, The London Years 1970-1975 (2001), and Delia Cancela: una artista en la moda (2013).

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Early life and education

Delia Cancela was born in 1940 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [2] She studied at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires. [2]

Career

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Cancela began to exhibit widely in the early 1960s. Her work, which incorporated images such as Elvis Presley, made her part of Buenos Aires' pop art scene. [2] She was one of 6 artistas en Lirolay. Sexteto ('Six Artists in Lirolay: Sextet') at the Galería Lirolay, representing the best of Buenos Aires "new art" in January 1964. [3]

Cancela exhibited at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and won the Premio de Honor Ver y Estimar [2] in 1963 and 1964. The arts review journal Ver y Estimar ('Look and Consider') was formed by Jorge Romero Brest and published from 1948 to 1955. An association was founded in 1954 which awarded the Premio de Honor Ver y Estimar from 1960-1968. [4] One of Cancela's well-known pieces from this time is Broken Heart (1964). [1]

Her work was included in the exhibition Arte Nuevo de la Argentina ('New Art of Argentina', 1964) which was co-organized by the Instituto Torcuato Di Tella (ITDT) and the Walker Art Center, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [5] The exhibition traveled to Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Minneapolis. [2]

From the 1960s until his death in 1991, Cancela collaborated with Pablo Mesejean. [2] They married in 1965. [6] Their work is non-traditional and cross-disciplinary, incorporating theater and costume design, fine art and fashion. [2] In 1965, Cancela and Mesejean held their first full exhibition Love and Life at Galería Lirolay. Combining painting, set design, music and performance, [6] this exhibit has been identified by critic Nelly Perazzo as one of a series of "true landmarks" in forward-looking Argentinian art. [7] [8] In 1966 Cancela and Mesejean exhibited Nosotros Amamos ('We Love') at the Instituto Torcuato Di Tella, supporting acceptance of gender identity and popular culture. [2] They also signed a "manifesto":

"Nosotros amamos los días de sol, las plantas, los Rolling Stones, las medias blancas, rosas y plateadas, a Sonny and Cher, a Rita Tushingham y a Bob Dylan (...) las gorras de color, las caras blancas y los finales felices, el mar, bailar, las revistas, el cine (...) los baby girls, las girl-girls, las boy girls, los girl-boys y los boy-boys". [9]

Receipt of the Premio Braque from the French government in 1966 enabled Cancela and Mesejean to travel to Paris in 1967. [10] [11] [12] On their return to Argentina they participated in Experiencias 68 (Experiencias Visuales). [11] [13] There was considerable political tension around the exhibit. One of the pieces, Roberto Plate's El Baño ('The Bathroom'), was removed by police because visitors had "decorated" it with anti-governmental graffiti. Delia Cancela was one of several artists who removed their works and destroyed them, as an act of sympathy and in protest of the creation of a police state. [14] : 288–294 

While in Argentina in 1968, Cancela and Mesejean also held a fashion show Ropa con Riesgo ('Clothing with Risk') at ITDT. [11] They worked with Alfredo Rodríguez Arias to create costumes for an adaptation of Dracula . [15] [14] : 139  They lived briefly in New York during 1969 to 1970. [11]

From 1970 to 1975 they lived in London where they started the Pablo & Delia clothing brand. [11] The fashions they designed were worn by celebrities such as Bianca Jagger, [16] and were featured on the cover of Vogue [16] [17] and appeared in Harper's Bazaar , [18] and Queen . [19] [11] Their pieces are in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. [16] Aside from these exhibition, Delia & Pablo worked with architect Osvaldo Giesso. They displayed some of their art works and pieces at Giesso's boutique, La flor de San Telmo. [20]

In 1975 Cancela and Mesejean returned to Paris, working with Yves Saint Laurent, Kenzo and the group Créateurs. [21] Their shows incorporated elements of parades and performances. [22] French critic Pierre Restany described their style as Pop Lunfardo ('Vernacular Pop'). [23]

Pablo Mesejean died in 1991. In 1999 Delia Cancela returned to Argentina. [13] She lives in Buenos Aires and in Paris, France. [2] She continues to design and exhibit. [24]

Major exhibitions

Awards and nominations

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Retrospectiva de Delia Cancela en el Museo de Arte Moderno (Periodista Lorena Pérez | Bloc de Moda)

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