Avant-garde Mexican Prints Arrive at the Met Museum in NY – Telemundo New York (47)

NEW YORK – This Hispanic Heritage Month, New York’s iconic Metropolitan Museum is presenting a special exhibit.

This is an exhibition called Grabados Mexicanos a la Vanguardia, Mexican Prints at the Vanguard, in English, which will be on until January 5 and explores the rich heritage of engraving in Mexico, from the 18th century to the middle of the 20th century , through works taken mostly from the museum’s collection.

Among the first works exhibited were those of Mexico’s most famous printmaker, José Guadalupe Posada, whose images of skeletons engaged in various activities helped to establish a global identity for Mexican art. After the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), printmaking was an ideal medium for artists who wanted to address social and political concerns, as well as resisting the rise of fascism in the the world Artists also turned to printmaking to reproduce Mexican murals from the 1920s and create exhibition posters, prints for the popular press, and portfolios celebrating Mexican dress and customs.

“This extraordinary exhibition shows the ongoing rehabilitation of the graphic arts in Mexico and highlights the treasures of The Met Collection, many of which have never been exhibited before,” said Max Hollein, French director of Marina Kellen and head -sit The Met’s vibrant tradition steeped in political and social history, these works demonstrate the incredible power of print as a medium and the importance of creative expression in response to specific cultural moments.”

What the show shows

With over 130 works (including woodcuts, lithographs and silkscreens by artists such as Posada, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and Leopoldo Méndez), the exhibition explores how basic prints were your identity and artistic practice in Mexico, and clarifying the effectiveness of dealing with them. social and political problems, the role of the graphic arts that continues today. The majority of The Met’s Collection came from the French artist Jean Charlot, who began his association with the Museum in the late 1920s. 1940s, he worked on behalf of the Museum to acquire pictures in Mexico.

Among the works featured in the exhibition are prints that survive in unique and unpublished prints, offering a unique insight into the scope of printing in Mexico. These images include a group of posters from the late 1920s that deal with topics such as public health, labor rights, and education. The Collection reflects The Met’s early interest in Mexican culture and art at a time of growing international interest in the subject.

Until when is the show on?

On until January 5th, it explores the rich tradition of carving in Mexico.

Where can I get more information?

For more information go here.