MOLAA’s exhibition of Mexico Fantastic Identity

Photo credit, Areli Gonzalez

I was recently visiting the museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA, to see the exhibition “Mexico: Fantastic Identity 20TH Century Masterpieces from the FEMSA Collection”. The ambition of this exhibition is to put a survey of Mexico’s identity through 20^th century art production, featuring well known artists such as Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Rufino Tamayo and Frida Kahlo.

“Mexico: Fantastic Identity provides a unique platform from which to embark on a journey through the various art movements that were important in Mexico during the 20th Century. The exhibition presents masterpieces from landmark moments in modern Mexican art, including a Diego Rivera cubist work completed during his stay in Europe, a significant assemblage created by muralists José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Frida Kahlo’s 1933 painting My Dress Hangs There” – MOLAA 2015

The vast number of pieces in the exhibition overviews Mexico’s “fantastic identity” through visual arts; although it is not fantastic as it is utopian (I would argue), the show legitimized the talent Mexico has in its visual arts and how the artists portrayed Mexico in an illusory vision through their canvas.

For further information about the exhibit or other shows and events visit MOLAA’s website: www.molaa.org