Mexican art

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Press Releases tagged with Mexican art

Jamex and Einar de la Torre, "Bethlehem Boy," 2007. Blown glass and mixed media, 34 x 19 x 13 inches.

SJMA to Present "Mexicanisimo through Artists' Eyes" March 30-September 23

Released: March 14, 2012

In a new exhibition this spring at the San Jose Museum of Art, Mexican and Mexican-American artists contrast the traditional with the cutting-edge, the high-brow with the low-brow. Mexicanisimo Through Artists' Eyes, on view March 30-September 23, 2012, presents works by artists who draw inspiration from Mexico's deep well of visual culture. Their references include folk art, popular culture, and vernacular craft traditions as well as contemporary idioms. This exhibition includes works by artists who enlist traditional, refined artisan's techniques (such as weaving and ceramics) to challen...