Día de Muertos: Memories & Offerings
@ National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, Illinois 60608
Opening Friday, September 23rd, from 6PM - 9:30PM
On view through Sunday, December 11th
The National Museum of Mexican Art presents Día de Muertos, Memories & Offerings. The exhibition opens with a reception and continues through Sunday, December 11th.
Our 36th Day of the Dead exhibition remembers the numerous individuals from Mexico and the U.S. who have died from COVID and other tragedies in the last year. Join us to experience this age-old tradition of honoring the lives of lost loved ones. Folk art, fine art and photography make up the exhibition, bringing to life one of Mexico’s most cherished celebrations. Artists from both sides of the U.S./Mexico border express a beautiful sense of continuity and culture during this season of remembering.
Curated by Dolores Mercado & Cesáreo Moreno.
INSTALLATION/OFRENDAS
Norbella Aguilar Peña (Chicago), Carlos Flores (Chicago), Carlos Frésquez (CO), Antonio Martorell (PR), Maria Cristina Tavera & Xavier Tavera (MN)
Alejandro Cortés, Dolores Navarro & Jorge Negrete (Universidad de Guanajuato), Moos Elementary School CPS, ONORA Studio (CDMX), Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (Chicago)
ARTISTS
Claudia Álvarez (CA), Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902-2002, CDMX), Mary J. Andrade (CA), Rick Blanco (IL), Valerie C. Burton (Toronto), Alex Carmona (IL), Martha Driessen (MN), Luis Fitch (MN), David Joaquín Gómez González and David Gómez Sánchez (Edo de México), ), José Gamaliel González (1933-2022, Chicago), David Linares (CDMX), Felipe Linares (CDMX), Paula Linares (CDMX), Pedro Linares (1902-1992, CDMX), Ricardo Linares (CDMX), Arlette Lucero (CO), Stevon Lucero (1949-2021, CO), Serapio Medrano Hernández (Jalisco), Alejandro Mondragón Arriaga (1950-2015, Edo de México), Delilah Montoya (NM), Reynaldo Olivares (CDMX), Zeke Peña (TX), Reyes Rodríguez (Tabasco), Eric Romero (NM), Héctor Silva (CA), Israel Soteno (Edo de Mexico), TSANDA (Michoacán), Cecilia Victoriano Cruz (Michoacán)
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