Lorena Ancona's Ceramic Dialogue with the Earth at Anahuacalli

From June 20 to September 6, 2026, Mexican artist Lorena Ancona (b. 1981, Chetumal) presents her exhibition 'Ojos como pozos, boca como cueva' at the Museo Diego Rivera Anahuacalli in Coyoacán, Mexico City. The museum, conceived by Diego Rivera in the 1940s, was built on lava fields from the Xitle volcano and inspired by Aztec pyramids. Completed in 1963 by architects Juan O'Gorman and Heriberto Pagelson, along with Rivera's daughter Ruth Rivera Marín, the complex now houses Ancona's ceramic works that explore themes of mythology, earth, and transformation. Ancona draws on Teotihuacan traditions and the Aztec deity Tlaltecuhtli, creating pieces that engage with the museum's raw, irregular interiors. The exhibition highlights the dialogue between her vivid ceramics and the powerful architecture, celebrating the primal and poetic aspects of the earth. The museum, which also holds Rivera's collection of over 59,000 pre-Columbian artifacts, continues its mission of cultural participation and decolonial engagement.