Fundación Casa de México (calle de Alberto Aguilera, 20) exhibits until May 31 the exhibition Vanguardist Rebellions of the 20th Century, with works from the collection Vicky and Marcos Micha Levy, an exhibition that explores the critical moments and rebellious stories that marked the construction of modern art in Latin America, with special attention to Mexico.
Curated by Taiyana Pimentel Paradoa, the exhibition brings together for the first time in Europe a selection of one hundred works by some of the great artists of Mexico, such as Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Saturnino Herrán, Miguel Covarrubias, Francisco Toledo and Mathias Goeritz, among others. The exhibition proposes a dialogue between creators who contributed decisively to the construction of artistic modernity in the country, through the gaze of one of the most audacious collectors of Mexico, Marcos Micha Levy.
From various perspectives, the exhibition traces the aesthetic course of art in the Americas, from the Mexican avant-garde to the kinetic and surrealist movements of Latin America, with emphasis on the Parisian encounter of several artists of the continent. Also, it opens to the production of American artists during their passage through Mexico, highlighting the cultural crossroads that defined the artistic landscape of the twentieth century.
The exhibition proposes a critical review of the history of modern art in Mexico and Latin America, recovering and revaluing key figures whose presence has been limited in the traditional narratives of the avant-garde.
