NEW YORK, NY.- Hulda Guzm醤: Miracle Fruits was published by Museu de Arte de S鉶 Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP), S鉶 Paulo, Brazil on the occasion of the artist's first major solo museum exhibition, on view through September 14, 2025. The book is a fundamental introduction to the vibrant universe of the Dominican artist, whose paintings represent fantastic and luxurious tropical scenarios inhabited by diverse human characters, animals, and vegetation—both real and imaginary.
The first monographic book dedicated to Guzm醤’s work, it features three new essays by Amanda Carneiro, Elena Ketelsen Gonz醠ez, Sara Hermann, and Tobias Ostrander. The texts explore the artist’s singular blending of references to the history of painting and architecture, including dialogues with minimalism in ancient Chinese painting, Japanese ukiyo-e, impressionism and post-impressionism, surrealism and magical realism, Mexican Muralism, and ex-voto painting.
This richly illustrated edition presents 84 pieces by the artist, including eight realized in 2025 for the MASP exhibition. The volume organizes Guzm醤’s work in sections that highlight landscape painting of both day and night; her relation to architecture; her inner demons; and studio scenes with self-portraits and everyday characters. It is an invitation to become immersed in Guzm醤’s artistic production, and in the critical discussions surrounding the Caribbean’s tropical landscape and ecology at large.
Hulda Guzm醤 (b. 1984, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) received a BA from Altos de Chav髇 School of Design in the Dominican Republic and went on to study photography and mural painting at the National School of Visual Arts, Mexico. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD; Dallas Museum of Art, TX; Denver Art Museum, CO; He Art Museum (HEM), Guangdong, CN; Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), CA; Museu de Arte de S鉶 Paulo (MASP), S鉶 Paulo, Brazil; P閞ez Art Museum Miami, FL; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), CA, among others. Guzm醤 has been featured in the Dominican Republic’s pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Guzm醤 has shown with Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, UK; Alexander Berggruen, NY; Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA; Dio Horia Gallery, Mykonos; Arte BA, Buenos Aires; Galer韆 Machete, Mexico City; Gallery Ariane Paffrath Dusseldorf; and at institutions such as the Denver Art Museum, CO; Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo; the P閞ez Art Museum Miami, FL; Museo de Arte de S鉶 Paulo, Brazil; Museo de Arte y Dise駉 Contempor醤eo, Costa Rica; and Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, DC. The artist lives and works in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The artist is co-represented by Alexander Berggruen, NY and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London.
