Arquitectura en M茅xico, 1900-2010
Museo Amparo and Banco Nacional de Mexico, via Fomento Cultural Banamex, A.C., present the exhibition Arquitectura en M茅xico, 1900-2010. La construcci贸n de la modernidad. Obras, dise帽o, arte y pensamiento, covering 110 years of architecture and its relationship to design, art and the city. The structures of a country, whose population has grown from 13 million people in the early 20th century to close to 118 million in the first decade of the 21st century, constitute a vast heritage. The exhibition consists of photographs, drawings, scale models, furnishings, sculptures, paintings and urban plans, offering the most comprehensive overview ever shown of modern architecture in Mexico.
The works of more than 160 artists are presented, ranging from those born in the mid-19th century to those currently approaching 40 years of age. Unpublished materials, emblematic works and utopian projects provide the basis for a study of the concepts underlying their forms. Nearly 500 pieces, in addition to interviews and videos, convey the authors鈥� ideas and create a journey through the works that have made Mexico a symbol of modernity, such as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo鈥檚 casa-estudio designed by Juan O鈥橤orman (1932), the Centro Urbano Presidente Alem谩n (1949) by Mario Pani and the complex of Ciudad Universitaria (1952).
The exhibition is organized chronologically into six periods defined by varying architectural styles: 鈥淟os Inicios [The Beginnings] (1900-1924)鈥�, 鈥淧rimera modernidad [First Modernity] (1925-1939)鈥�, 鈥淧eriodo heroico [Heroic Period] (1940-1968)鈥�, 鈥淣ueva monumentalidad [New Monumentality] (1969-1989)鈥�, 鈥淔in de siglo [End of the Century] (1990-1999)鈥� and 鈥淧rimera d茅cada del siglo XXI [First Decade of the 21st Century] (2000-2010)鈥�. This journey highlights key moments in history, such as the functionalism of the post-revolutionary era, the 1968 Olympic Games program, the artistic integration movement, as well as the emergence of a new neighborhood, magazine or competition. The final section of the exhibition, presented as a counterbalance to the historical groupings, is dedicated to publications, where works, artists, and periods intermingle among their pages.
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Museo Amparo and Banco Nacional de Mexico, via Fomento Cultural Banamex, A.C., present the exhibition Arquitectura en M茅xico, 1900-2010. La construcci贸n de la modernidad. Obras, dise帽o, arte y pensamiento, covering 110 years of architecture and its relationship to design, art and the city. The structures of a country, whose population has grown from 13 million people in the early 20th century to close to 118 million in the first decade of the 21st century, constitute a vast heritage. The exhibition consists of photographs, drawings, scale models, furnishings, sculptures, paintings and urban plans, offering the most comprehensive overview ever shown of modern architecture in Mexico.
The works of more than 160 artists are presented, ranging from those born in the mid-19th century to those currently approaching 40 years of age. Unpublished materials, emblematic works and utopian projects provide the basis for a study of the concepts underlying their forms. Nearly 500 pieces, in addition to interviews and videos, convey the authors鈥� ideas and create a journey through the works that have made Mexico a symbol of modernity, such as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo鈥檚 casa-estudio designed by Juan O鈥橤orman (1932), the Centro Urbano Presidente Alem谩n (1949) by Mario Pani and the complex of Ciudad Universitaria (1952).
The exhibition is organized chronologically into six periods defined by varying architectural styles: 鈥淟os Inicios [The Beginnings] (1900-1924)鈥�, 鈥淧rimera modernidad [First Modernity] (1925-1939)鈥�, 鈥淧eriodo heroico [Heroic Period] (1940-1968)鈥�, 鈥淣ueva monumentalidad [New Monumentality] (1969-1989)鈥�, 鈥淔in de siglo [End of the Century] (1990-1999)鈥� and 鈥淧rimera d茅cada del siglo XXI [First Decade of the 21st Century] (2000-2010)鈥�. This journey highlights key moments in history, such as the functionalism of the post-revolutionary era, the 1968 Olympic Games program, the artistic integration movement, as well as the emergence of a new neighborhood, magazine or competition. The final section of the exhibition, presented as a counterbalance to the historical groupings, is dedicated to publications, where works, artists, and periods intermingle among their pages.
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