Chicago Figurativo
Chicago Figurativo: Prints Selected from the NMMA Permanent Collection
January 18 – May 24, 2009
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10 to 5 pm
Reception: March 28, 6 – 8 pm
Experience a variety of figurative works by twelve Mexican American artists who have made Chicago their home. The prints chosen represent the inextricable link of identity to the problematic spaces in which these artists live, create and explore. Curated by Andrew Rebatta.
Artists: Rene Arceo, Tomas Bringas, Carlos Cortez, Luis de la Torre, Hector Duarte, Esperanza Gama, Jeff Abbey Maldonado, Eufemio Pulido, Alejandro Romero, Maria Evangelina Soliz, Salvador Vega & Carlos Villanueva.
Image: Rene Hugo Arceo, Local Artists in Purgatory, 1999 National Museum of Mexican Art Permanent Collection
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 West 19th Street
