MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART
February 10 – May 26, 2013
Curated by Selene Preciado
Mixtape is an exhibition comprised primarily of works on
paper from MOLAA’s Collection that focuses on the tradition of drawing
in modern and contemporary Latin American art.
MBARRAZA
FROM THE SERIES "DEATH REPUBLIC"
(DETAIL)
WATERCOLOR ON PAPER
The title refers to the creation of a conceptual mix or compilation of
songs connected by a theme. In this selection, the link between the
artworks is not only their medium but also their relationships as
studies on line, the figure and architecture, all intrinsic elements of
drawing. Another component of the exhibition is the selection of songs
to play as soundtracks accompanying the works. These soundtracks will be
selected by the curator, the staff and the public and presented in
listening stations, cellphone audio tours and educational activities.
The video Partizione linéaire #2,
2007, by Fabiana Cruz, serves as the preface of the exhibition. In the
video, the artist wears headphones and responds to the music she is
listening to (Vivaldi’s Agitata da due venti) by creating line
drawings on the sidewalk. The exhibition continues with the study of
line and figure works by artists such as Tania Bruguera, Alejandro Otero
and Félix González-Torres and moves on to the examination of themes of
portraiture and representation by José Luis Cuevas, Leonel Góngora and
Antonio Berni. The central section of the exhibition features prints
that deal with socio-political topics by artists such as Rufino Tamayo,
Sandra Ramos and Demián Flores. The exhibition concludes with a section
on place and architectural spaces with works by artists Emilio Sánchez,
Carlos Garaicoa and Los Carpinteros, among others. These sections are
described through fragments of song lyrics representing each theme.
Similar
to the auditory experience depicted in Fabiana Cruz’s video piece, you
are invited to listen to the songs that have been selected and to
participate by suggesting other songs inspired by your experience while
viewing the artwork.
Artists in the exhibition include:
Alejandro Otero (Venezuela, 1921–1990)
Ana Rosa Rivera Marrero (Puerto Rico, b. 1967)
Antonio Berni (Argentina, 1905–1981)
Bob Nugent (United States/Mexico, b. 1947)
Carlos Garaicoa (Cuba, b. 1966)
Cecilio Sánchez (Mexico, b. 1957)
David Alfaro Siqueiros (Mexico, 1896–1974)
Demián Flores (Mexico, b. 1971)
Eduardo Bárcenas (Venezuela, b. 1954)
Emilio Sánchez (Cuba/United States, 1921–1999)
Fabiana Cruz (Venezuela, b. 1984)
Félix González-Torres (Cuba, 1957–1996)
Francisco Toledo (Mexico, b. 1940)
Ibrahim Miranda Ramos (Cuba, b. 1969)
José Luis Cuevas (Mexico, b. 1934)
Leonel Góngora (Colombia, 1932–1998)
Leyla Cárdenas (Colombia, b. 1975)
Los Carpinteros (Artist Collective, Cuba, b. 1970, 1971, 1969)
Luis Roldán (Colombia, b. 1955)
María Bonomi (Brazil, b. 1935)
Marnie Moliere (Puerto Rico, b. 1970)
Mayra Barraza (El Salvador, b. 1966)
Nahum B. Zenil (Mexico, b. 1947)
Nicolás Leiva (Argentina, b. 1958)
Pedro Terán (Venezuela, b. 1943)
Rafael Coronel (Mexico, b. 1932)
Roberto Gil de Montes (Mexico, b. 1950)
Rosa Mena Valenzuela (El Salvador, 1913–2004)
Rufino Tamayo (Mexico, 1899–1991)
Salvador Efraín Salazar Arrué (El Salvador, 1899 - 1975)
Sandra Ramos (Cuba, b. 1969)
Tania Bruguera (Cuba, b. 1968)
Víctor Hugo Zayas (Mexico, b. 1961)
Vladimir Cora (Mexico, b. 1951)
