In a new exhibition 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,” 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 challenge today’s mass-market consumer culture alongside the work of artists who transform the most expendable materials into art. The exhibition will include works by artists who share roots in Mexico yet live and work across the United States and the globe, reflecting the energy and diversity of Silicon Valley: Natalia Anciso (Oakland, CA), Margarita Cabrera (El Paso, TX), Enrique Chagoya (San Francisco), Colectivo “La Malagua” (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico), Máximo González (Mexico City), Gabriel Kuri (Mexico City), Franco Mondini-Ruiz (San Antonio, TX), Betsabeé Romero (Mexico City), and Jamex and Einar de la Torre (San Diego, CA, and Ensenada, Mex.)
The Museum will offer a free Community Day on Saturday, May 19, from 11am – 5pm
Admission: Free (usually $8 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens, and free to members and children under 6)
Venue: San Jose Museum of Art, 110 South Market St., San Jose.
For more info: www.SanJoseMuseumofArt.org (408) 271-6840