In The Politics of Taste Ana Mar a Reyes examines the works of Colombian artist Beatriz Gonz lez and the Argentine-born art critic, Marta Traba, who championed her art during Colombia's National Front coalition government (1958-1974). This was a critical period in Latin American art, when artistic practice, art criticism, and institutional objectives came into strenuous yet productive tension. While Gonz lez's triumphant debut excited critics...