VIDA AMERICANA: MEXICAN MURALISTS RE-MAKE AMERICAN ART:1925-1945

Alfredo Ramos Martínez "Vendedora de Alcatraces" (Calla Lily Vendor), 1929, Oil on canvas. Courtesy The Whitney Museum of American Art

For those of you who enjoyed the Frida Kahlo show at the Brooklyn Museum earlier this year, you will surely enjoy the expanded perspective of Vida Americana at the Whitney Museum, presenting the dynamic shared experiences of American and Mexican artists. The exhibition consists of over 200 works by 60 Mexican and American artists as they brings to life  a period which give rise to art that spoke directly to the people about social justice and national life. 

Numerous American artists traveled to Mexico, and the leading Mexican muralists—José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros—spent extended periods of time in the United States, executing murals, paintings, and prints; exhibiting their work; and interacting with local artists.

Vida Americana will demonstrate the impact Mexican artists had on their counterparts in the United States during this period and the ways in which their example inspired American artists both to create epic narratives about American history and everyday life, and to use their art to protest economic, social, and racial injustices. 

Date

Wednesday, March 25th, 2020

Location

Whitney Museum of American Art

99 Gansevoort Street

New York, NY 10014

Time

Tour: 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Optional Dinner (Small plates + Wine): 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Includes

Museum Admission

Guided Tour