Latin art museum offers two unique exhibits
By Jose Corado
Daily Forty-Niner
Two unique fall exhibitions at the Museum
of Latin American Art offer the opportunity to enjoy works from some of
the most important artists and artistic developments from Latin America.
On view in the Lobby Gallery of the museum
is the exhibition "Seven Mexican Sculptors at the End of this Century."
This exhibition offers viewers the opportunity
to consider contemporary Mexican sculpture from the parameters of science
and art.
During the 20th century, the connections
between art, physics, and cosmology tied the theory of relativity with
cubism and other avant-garde art movements.
Scientific concepts are the prime themes
in the works by Yvonne Domenge, Perla Krauze, Marina Lascaris, Luis Lopez
Loza, Ma. Jose de la Macorra, Jesús Mayagoitia, and Jorge Yazpik.
The variety of these seven artists' works
can be appreciated within the context of scientific theories. For example,
a theory that proposes the idea that other universes have preceded ours,
and that others may follow.
The work titled "Ad Infinitum," is made
up of a metal structure cylinder with narrow ends and a large center.
It seems to coincide with the oscillating
theory.
This theory maintains that the universe
started with a big bang (one small end of the cylinder), it has been expanding
ever since (the center), but it will eventually stop and contract (the
other small end).
From observing these works, viewers perceive
that these sculptors are very intimately involved with space.
In the museum's permanent collection gallery,
the museum presents "Art of the Southern Cone: Argentina, Chile and Uruguay."
This exhibition focuses on some of the
most artists and artistic developments in three "Southern Cone" countries.
Included in this exhibition are works by
Antonio Segui, Marta Minujin, Roberto Matta, Gustavo Lopez Armentia, Claudio
Bravo, Gonzalo Cienfuegos, and Ignacio Iturria.
The best works were the spellbinding sculptures
of Gustavo Lopez Armenia who works with mixed media.
"Seven Mexican Sculptors at the End of
this Century" will be on display until Nov. 28 and "Art of the Southern
Cone: Argentina, Chile and Uruguay" until Jan. 9, 2000.
The Museum of Latin American Art is open
Tuesday to Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Sunday from 12 to
6 p.m. |
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