Yani Pecanins

Yani Pecanins
Born1957 (1957)
Mexico City, Mexico
Died2019 (aged 61–62)
Mexico City, Mexico
Known forBook artist, Mixed media

Yani Pecanins (1957–2019) was a Mexican artist. She is known for establishing the Cocina Ediciones publishing project as well as her artist's books and mixed media pieces.[1][2]

Pecanins was born in 1957 in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] She studied art in Barcelona, Spain, specifically linotype and bookbinding.[3] In 1977 she helped established Cocina Ediciones (Kitchen Editions). Cocina Ediciones created hand-made artist and writer collaborative books, magazines and portfolios. The group used printing presses as well as mimeograph machines, photocopiers and rubber stamps. In 1993 she co-founded the book store El Archivero with Gabriel Macotela and Armando Sáenz Carrillo.[4]

Pecanins died in 2019 at the age of 62 in Mexico City.[5]

Her work is in the National Museum of Women in the Arts,[6] and the Walker Art Center.[7] An online exhibition is included at the Museo de Mujeres Artistas Mexicanas.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Yani Pecanins | Artist Profile". National Museum of Women in the Arts. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Guide to the Yani Pecanins Artists' Books". Online Archive of California. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Pecanins, Yani". Ediciones Larivière. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Yani Pecanins". Museo de Mujeres Artistas Mexicanas. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Los dos lados (Both sides)". National Museum of Women in the Arts. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Yani Pecanins". Walker Art Center. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.