Exhibition Walkthrough: ‘Luchita Hurtado. Yo Soy’

On the occasion of the exhibition ‘Luchita Hurtado. Yo Soy’ in Downtown Los Angeles, join us for an exhibition walkthrough with Marie Heilich, writer, researcher, independent curator and founder of Wolfpack HQ, an exhibition program in the archives of Luchita Hurtado and Lee Mullican stewarding intergenerational dialogues around experimental approaches, intuitive inquiry, and the role of artists as researchers.

In this walkthrough, learn more about Luchita Hurtado and dive into this exhibition that brings together paintings and drawings from the artist’s Linear Language series, a pivotal moment in her eight-decade career. Originally debuted at the Woman’s Building in 1974, Hurtado’s Linear Language series emerged from a period of personal transformation and feminist momentum in Los Angeles. Painted with custom-built squeeze-bottle tools and sewn into bold compositions, these expressive, geometric works fuse language and abstraction to assert presence, power, and identity.

This event is free, however, reservations are recommended.

Upcoming Walkthroughs:

Saturday 27 September, 2 pm

Cole Root, Director of The Estate of Luchita Hurtado

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About Luchita Hurtado

Over the course of her eight-decade career, Venezuelan-born, Los Angeles-based artist Luchita Hurtado (1920 – 2020) dedicated her practice to the investigation of universality and transcendence and committed to a lifelong journey of personal and artistic evolution defined by ceaseless experimentation. Though personally connected to a vast network of internationally renowned artists and intellectuals—including Mexican muralists, Surrealists, members of the Dynaton movement, feminists and artists in the Chicano/Latino art scene—Hurtado remained an independent and largely private, but highly prolific, creator. Her exhibition at the Woman’s Building in 1974 was the only solo presentation of her work prior to her mid-90s, with her first institutional survey at the age of 98.

About Marie Heilich

Marie Heilich is a writer, researcher, and independent curator. She collaborated with Luchita Hurtado to compile a biographical timeline for the artist’s retrospective catalogue. Heilich is founder of Wolfpack HQ, an exhibition program in the archives of Luchita Hurtado and Lee Mullican stewarding intergenerational dialogues around experimental approaches, intuitive inquiry, and the role of artists as researchers. Heilich previously served as Assistant Director at White Flag Projects in St. Louis where she organized solo exhibitions with Carlos Reyes, Martine Syms, and Dena Yago among others. Her writing has appeared in Texte zur Kunst, Artforum, BOMB, and numerous museum and gallery catalogues, including SculptureCenter and the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.

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Please be advised that photographs or videos may be taken at this event for use on the Hauser & Wirth website, social media and in other marketing materials.

Installation view, ‘Luchita Hurtado. Yo Soy,’ Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles, 29 June – 5 October 2025 © The Estate of Luchita Hurtado. Photo: Keith Lubow; Luchita Hurtado, ca. 1973 © The Estate of Luchita Hurtado. Photo: Matt Mullican