MEXICO CITY (AP).- British-born painter, writer and sculptor Leonora Carrington, considered one of the last of the original surrealists, has died, Mexico’s National Arts Council confirmed Thursday. She was 94. Carrington was known for her haunting, dr…
New Book Presents 150 Images Captured by the First Female Photographer of Mexican Revolution
MEXICO CITY.- According to the census of 1910, there were 14 female photographers in Mexico; from them, we only conserve photographs captured by Sara Castrejon, from Guerrero, between 1908 and mid fifties. These images reflect social, economic and poli…
Pre-Hispanic Cities Reproduced the Narration of the "Sacred Mountain" with Construction of Great Temples
MEXICO CITY.- The majestic pyramids of the Sun, in Teotihuacan, Estado de Mexico, of the Niches in El Tajin, Veracruz, and of the Inscriptions, in Palenque, Chiapas, are clear examples of the symbolic representation that Prehispanic peoples made of the…
Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City Shows Siqueiros ~ Landscape Painter
MEXICO CITY.- A term Siqueiros used to refer to the sketches that would eventually become murals, “portable paintings”, are the works presented in this one-of-a-kind exhibition—consisting of approximately eighty paintings and drawings—that showc…
Pre-Hispanic Cities Reproduced the Narration of the "Sacred Mountain" with Construction of Great Temples
MEXICO CITY.- The majestic pyramids of the Sun, in Teotihuacan, Estado de Mexico, of the Niches in El Tajin, Veracruz, and of the Inscriptions, in Palenque, Chiapas, are clear examples of the symbolic representation that Prehispanic peoples made of the…
Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City Presents Siqueiros: Landscape Painter
MEXICO CITY.- A term Siqueiros used to refer to the sketches that would eventually become murals, “portable paintings”, are the works presented in this one-of-a-kind exhibition—consisting of approximately eighty paintings and drawings—that sh…
Mexican Artist Hands Over Aztatlan Archaeological Pieces to Mexican Government
MEXICO CITY.- A collection of almost 300 archaeological pieces dated between 200 and 1350 AD, considered one of the most important collections of Aztatlan Culture, developed in the lowlands of Nayarit, was received by the National Institute of Anthropo…
Mexican Artist Hands Over Aztatlan Archaeological Pieces to Mexican Government
MEXICO CITY.- A collection of almost 300 archaeological pieces dated between 200 and 1350 AD, considered one of the most important collections of Aztatlan Culture, developed in the lowlands of Nayarit, was received by the National Institute of Anthropo…
Huipil Attributed to Malinche Included in New Exhibition at National Museum of Anthropology
MEXICO CITY.- Symbolism, use and presence of birds in ritual and daily life of contemporary indigenous cultures is displayed through more than 376 ethnographic pieces, among them, the huipil (dress) attributed to Malinche, at the exhibition “Wings…
Huipil Attributed to Malinche Included in New Exhibition at National Museum of Anthropology
MEXICO CITY.- Symbolism, use and presence of birds in ritual and daily life of contemporary indigenous cultures is displayed through more than 376 ethnographic pieces, among them, the huipil (dress) attributed to Malinche, at the exhibition “Wings…