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Marisol is one of the most distinctive voices of Pop Art. In her sculptural figures, she combines pop culture, satire and self-staging into a unique visual language. Celebrated in the 1960s, her work is now being rediscovered – as a precise and strikingly relevant position between Pop Art and Nouveau Réalisme.

Between popular culture and social critique

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María Sol Escobar (1930–2016), known as Marisol, was one of the defining figures of the New York art scene in the 1960s. Her often life-size painted wooden sculptures combine everyday objects with elements of popular culture, Dada and folk art, creating a distinctive and often satirical visual language. Her work moves between American Pop Art and European nouveau réalisme without being clearly assigned to either movement. Early on, she developed a unique formal language in which self-portraiture, social roles and staged identities intersect.

The exhibition at Kunsthaus Zürich is part of an international collaboration with the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, and the Museum der Moderne Salzburg. Together, these institutions present the first comprehensive retrospective of Marisol’s oeuvre in Europe. The exhibition is developed in close collaboration with the Marisol Estate at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum.

'I never wanted to be a part of society… I have always wanted to be distinct.'

– Marisol

Programme

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Marisol

Der ideale Einstieg in die Ausstellung
Free Places: 16
Guided Tour
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Marisol

Der ideale Einstieg in die Ausstellung
Free Places: 16
Guided Tour
To the programme

Gallery

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Marisol, The Car, 1964, Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam © Estate of Marisol / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Photo: Jannes Linders
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Marisol, The Fishman, 1973, Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Bequest of Marisol, 2016 (2021:37a-g) © Estate of Marisol / 2026, ProLitteris, Zurich, Photo: Brenda Bieger, Buffalo AKG Art Museum
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Marisol, Mi Mama y Yo, 1968, Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Bequest of Marisol, 2016 (2018:15a-d) © Estate of Marisol / 2026, ProLitteris, Zurich, Photo: Brenda Bieger, Buffalo AKG Art Museum
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Marisol, John Wayne, 1963, Collection of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College. Julianne Kemper Gilliam Purchase Fund, Debutante Ball Purchase Fund © Estate of Marisol / 2026, ProLitteris, Zurich, Photo: Collection of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
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Marisol, The Royal Family, 1967, Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, US. Gift of Paul and Mona Doepper. 1986.11 © Estate of Marisol / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Photo: Camilla Stephan / Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark
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Marisol, Saca la Lengua, 1972, Courtesy of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Bequest of Marisol, 2016 (ANA363) © Estate of Marisol / 2026, ProLitteris, Zurich, Photo: Brenda Bieger, Buffalo AKG Art Museum
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Marisol, Portrait of Georgia O‘Keeffe with Dogs, 1977, Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Bequest of Marisol, 2016 (2021:44a-i) © Estate of Marisol / 2026, ProLitteris, Zurich, Photo: Brenda Bieger, Buffalo AKG Art Museum
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Marisol, Portrait of Betty, 1961, The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia. Be-quest of Buzz Miller. The Alan Groh-Buzz Miller Collection © Estate of Marisol / 2026, ProLitteris, Zurich, Photo: Courtesy of The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia
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Marisol, Paris Review, 1967, Courtesy of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Bequest of Marisol, 2016 (ANA290) © Estate of Marisol / 2026, ProLitteris, Zurich, Photo: Brenda Bieger, Buffalo AKG Art Museum
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Exhibition catalogue

Explores, for the first time, Marisol’s relationship to Europe and offers an in-depth overview of her multifaceted work. Essays and illustrations present iconic sculptures alongside lesser-known works, opening up new perspectives on a long-overlooked position between Pop Art and Nouveau Réalisme. Available in the Art Shop (Moser-Building).

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Ill.: Marisol, Baby Boy, 1962 – 1963, Collection of Susan G. and Richard M. Rieser, Jr., Palm Beach, Florida © Estate of Marisol / 2026, ProLitteris, Zurich, Photo: Brenda Bieger, Buffalo AKG Art Museum