Transgresoras

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Transgresoras is written by Zanna Gilbert and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1970443197 (ISBN 10) and 9781970443196 (ISBN 13).

Transgresoras: Mail Art and Messages 1960s-2020s is a survey of Latinx and Latin American women and gender-questioning artists that used mail art, postal networks, messages, and distribution in their work. By working primarily outside of traditional gallery and museum structures, the artists featured transgressed oppressive social, political, and artistic systems to evade the dominant art world's capitalistic structures and, in many historical cases, undermine the censorship of authoritarian regimes.This richly-illustrated publication includes texts that examine the cultural and historic importance and impact of key mail artworks. This publication stems from the exhibition Transgresoras: Mail Art and Messages, 1960s-2020s which presented pivotal mail art works-including visual poetry, drawings, prints, performance, video, and photography-in dialogue with the work of younger artists who also use tools of correspondence in their artworks. This intergenerational approach foregrounds overlooked and groundbreaking artistic practices across Latin America to present a lineage of artistic production that enhances our perspective on the issues of today's media and political landscape. This publication and the exhibition were organized and co-curated by Dr. Zanna Gilbert, Senior Research Specialist, Getty Research Institute, and Dr. Elena Shtromberg, Professor of Art History, University of Utah, for UCR ARTS at University of California, Riverside in collaboration with the Getty Research Institute. The exhibition took place at UCR ARTS and the California Museum of Photography from September 2025 to February 2026.