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Last Thursday, June 1, the catalog Art of the Peoples of Mexico. Indigenous Disruptions with 21 essays that address the aesthetics developed by the cultures of Mexico, their philosophy, and worldview, represented in the works that integrated the exhibition in a discussion table attended by personalities like Juan Rafael Coronel Rivera and Octavio Murillo Alvarez de la Cadena; accompanied by Arturo Gómez Martínez, deputy director of Ethnography at the National Museum of Anthropology and the political scientist and art historian, Ariadna Solís.
This publication constitutes the memory of the exhibition that took place at the Museum of the Palace of Fine Arts (MPBA) from January to April 2022 and contributes to enriching the current reflection on the art of indigenous people through the essays by 21 specialists, who contribute to a rich discussion thanks to rigorous research on the topics addressed in their texts.
In addition to the photographic catalog of almost 500 pieces exhibited last year in the venue, the reader will find a Map of the Indigenous Regions of Mexico, which stands as a mediation resource within the rooms for complementary information on the territories of first nation people in the country. For all these reasons, this edition becomes a reference for future research and enriches the views around the art of the indigenous peoples of Mexico.
The participants in this presentation, in addition to being part of the curatorial work, in the case of Juan Rafael Coronel Rivera and Octavio Murillo Álvarez, also wrote essays for this catalog, with texts in which they explore the aesthetics of indigenous cultures, their philosophy, and worldviews.
For her part, Ariadna Solís, with the text External factors? Critical reflections on the dynamics of indigenous artistic production in Mexico; delves into the representation of indigenous women in Mexico, photography, textiles, archives, feminisms, anti-colonial struggles, and non-punitive justice, asserting that the policies aimed at marketing, collecting, and professionalization of the production of objects have resulted in the difficulty of acquisition for the same communities. Thus, while educated elites with high purchasing power can easily acquire such goods created by our communities, we are forced to stop using them due to the racism of which we are victims every day or because their prices have made them inaccessible.
This mosaic of authors contributes to questioning a unique approach to the history of Mexico and opening new lines of research and discussion on the subject.
The publication can be purchased at the museum store, located on the ground floor of the enclosure from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on the Friends of the Museum of the Palace of Fine Arts website.
This mosaic of authors contributes to questioning a unique approach to the history of Mexico and opening new lines of research and discussion on the subject.
The publication can be purchased at the museum store, located on the ground floor of the enclosure from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on the Friends of the Museum of the Palace of Fine Arts website.
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Statement, Alan González S.
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