Reina Sofía presents graphic art exhibition on Latin American resistance, traveling to Mexico City
The exhibition 'Giro gráfico. Como en el muro la hiedra' is currently on display at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, showcasing popular resistance in Latin America from the 1960s to the present, and will be available until October 10. Organized in collaboration with Red Conceptualismos del Sur, it explores topics such as indigenous rights and social movements through various graphic forms. In November, the exhibition will transition to the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City, where it will remain until July 2023. Curator André Mesquita refers to the museum as a 'resonance box.' The exhibition features contributions from Brazilian researchers Clara Albinati and María Angélica Melendi and includes conceptual frameworks by RedCSur. This marks the second partnership between Reina Sofía and RedCSur since 2012-2013.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Giro gráfico. Como en el muro la hiedra' runs at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía until October 10.
- Organized with Red Conceptualismos del Sur (RedCSur), focusing on Latin American resistance from 1960s to present.
- Show travels to Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (Muac) in Mexico City in November, until July 2023.
- Features graphic media like posters, banners, flags, t-shirts, embroidery, maps addressing indigenous rights, memory, Black, feminist, LGBTQ+ movements.
- André Mesquita, a coordinator, is curator at Masp and part of RedCSur since 2009.
- Includes maps by collectives that denounced torturers in Argentina, leading to prosecutions.
- Brazilian researchers Clara Albinati and María Angélica Melendi contributed works like protest t-shirts and the 'Canalha' flag.
- Second collaboration between Reina Sofía and RedCSur, following a 2012-2013 exhibition.
Entities
Artists
- André Mesquita
- Lilia Schwarcz
- Clara Albinati
- María Angélica Melendi
- Melissa Rocha
- Waldemar Cordeiro
- Josh McPhee
- Jesús Barraza
- Caleb Duarte
- Mia Eve Rollow
- Emory Douglas
Institutions
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
- Red Conceptualismos del Sur (RedCSur)
- Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (Muac)
- Masp
- PucMinas
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Coletivo Linhas do Horizonte
- Coletivo Pontos de Luta
- Coletivo Alvorada
- Coletivo Vão
- Grupo de Arte Callejero
- Cólera Alegria
- EDELO (En Donde Era la ONU)
- Panteras Negras
- Exército Zapatista de Libertação Nacional
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Minas Gerais
- Argentina
- Chiapas
- United States