Apr 12th 2024

Arte Diseño Xicágo II • From the World’s Fair to the Present Day

@ National Museum of Mexican Art

1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608

On view through Sunday, August 11th

This exhibition examines the 1893 World’s Fair as a platform for expressions of cultural identity and reveals how many Chicago and Mexican artists had similar objectives. The exhibition features 19th-century works of art from both Chicago and Mexico by some of the leading artists participating in the World’s Fair, along with contemporary artworks by Mexican-born, Chicago-based artists whose art reflects their transnational experiences.

Image: José María Jara (1867-1939), Fundación de la Ciudad de México (The Founding of Mexico City), 1889. Oil on canvas, 141 x 197 x 4 cm, Acervo INBAL/MUNAL, SIGROPAM 15424

 

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