Laura Aguilar at the Huntington
Laura Aguilar, In Sandy's Room , 1989 (negative) and 1990 (print). The Huntington, purchased with funds from the Estate of Nancy and George Parsons. (c) Laura Aguilar Trust of 2016 Laura Aguilar (1959–2018) got only modest museum attention during her short, subversive career. Since her death, Aguilar has become popular with curators on both coasts. The Huntington and the Getty have each added substantial holdings of Aguilar's work. The Huntington is debuting its collection in a one-room exhibition, "Laura Aguilar: Body and Landscape," in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries for American Art. Installation view, "Laura Aguilar: Body and Landscape" Aguilar was big, Chicana, and queer. Her B&W self-portrait In Sandy's Room is big, nearly 50 inches wide. Aguilar was house-sitting at a friend's home in Pasadena, perusing a selection of vintage glamour magazines. Aguilar portrays herself nude and abundant, with a fan and a Diet Coke—a riposte to the ...
