Four Views from the MOLAA Permanent Collection
The first two sections in the exhibition shed light on important chapters in the history of modern art in Latin America. They examine David Alfaro Siqueiros鈥 (Mexico, 1896 -1974) studies for murals and other works made during his exile in Chile between 1941 and 1945, to prints produced between the mid 1940s and 1950s by artists from the Escuela Mexicana such as Leopoldo M茅ndez (Mexico, 1902 - 1969), Pablo O鈥橦iggins (Mexico, 1904 鈥 1983) and Jos茅 Clemente Orozco (Mexico, 1883 鈥 1949). The last two sections are dedicated to contemporary works; one focuses on Cuban artists emerging in the 1980s and 1990s to the present day; and the final section showcases sculptures created from the 1970s to 2009 by masters such as Mathias Goeritz (Germany 1915 鈥 Mexico, 1990) to emerging artists like Dar铆o Escobar (Guatemala, 1971) from diverse regions of Latin America such as Brazil, Venezuela, and Guatemala.
As part of the exhibition, a video on Muerte al invasor, with research by art historian Isabel Rojas-Williams, will be presented to contextualize the sketches. Rojas-Williams' video, Siqueiros: a muralist in exile, includes murals from USA, Argentina and Chile and focuses on Muerte al invasor , the mural Rojas-Williams documented following the 8.8 magnitude that affected Chile on February 27th, 2010.
This exhibition is supported by the Robert Gumbiner Foundation, Verizon Wireless, Arts Council for Long Beach, City of Long Beach, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, County of Los Angeles, and the Annual Exhibition Fund. Media support is provided by ABC 7, KCRW (89.9FM), LA Weekly, and Telemundo.
The first two sections in the exhibition shed light on important chapters in the history of modern art in Latin America. They examine David Alfaro Siqueiros鈥 (Mexico, 1896 -1974) studies for murals and other works made during his exile in Chile between 1941 and 1945, to prints produced between the mid 1940s and 1950s by artists from the Escuela Mexicana such as Leopoldo M茅ndez (Mexico, 1902 - 1969), Pablo O鈥橦iggins (Mexico, 1904 鈥 1983) and Jos茅 Clemente Orozco (Mexico, 1883 鈥 1949). The last two sections are dedicated to contemporary works; one focuses on Cuban artists emerging in the 1980s and 1990s to the present day; and the final section showcases sculptures created from the 1970s to 2009 by masters such as Mathias Goeritz (Germany 1915 鈥 Mexico, 1990) to emerging artists like Dar铆o Escobar (Guatemala, 1971) from diverse regions of Latin America such as Brazil, Venezuela, and Guatemala.
As part of the exhibition, a video on Muerte al invasor, with research by art historian Isabel Rojas-Williams, will be presented to contextualize the sketches. Rojas-Williams' video, Siqueiros: a muralist in exile, includes murals from USA, Argentina and Chile and focuses on Muerte al invasor , the mural Rojas-Williams documented following the 8.8 magnitude that affected Chile on February 27th, 2010.
This exhibition is supported by the Robert Gumbiner Foundation, Verizon Wireless, Arts Council for Long Beach, City of Long Beach, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, County of Los Angeles, and the Annual Exhibition Fund. Media support is provided by ABC 7, KCRW (89.9FM), LA Weekly, and Telemundo.
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