CASTLE GALLERY USHERS IN
HOLIDAY SEASON WITH
EXHIBIT ON MEXICAN MASTERS AND CONTEMPORARY ART
New
Rochelle, NY, December 9, 2005 -- The Castle Gallery at The College of
New Rochelle (CNR) plans to usher in the holiday season with an art
exhibit entitled Presence of Mexico:
An Exhibition of Mexican Masters and Contemporary Art, on
display from December 11, 2005 through March 5, 2006. This
exhibition will feature works from Mexican Masters such as Diego
Rivera, David A. Siqueiros, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Rufino Tamayo,
José Clemente Orozco and Leonora Carrington, alongside
established and cutting-edge contemporary artists. Paintings,
lithographs, photographs, sculptures, works on paper and mixed media
from approximately 30 Mexican artists whose diverse media and
expression date from 1920 to 2005 will be featured. Exhibition
materials will be offered in both English and Spanish.
The curator of this
exhibition, Reyna Henaine, is a leading expert in the promotion of
Modern and Contemporary Art from Mexico and Latin America. The Director
of Henaine Fine Art, Ms. Henaine is committed to promoting mid-career
artists with solid experience and high quality artwork. Her mission is
to provide a better understanding of the many ways in which cultural
influences affect an artist’s work.
In conjunction with the
Mexico exhibit, CNR will simultaneously mount another Crèche
exhibition from CNR’s Kate Canty Crèche Collection in Leland
Castle parlors, specifically highlighting Mexican and Latin American
Nativity scenes.
The opening reception
for Presence of Mexico is
scheduled for Sunday, January 8, 2006, 2:00–4:00 p.m. All
exhibits are appropriate for children of all ages. The reception
and exhibits are free and open to the public. Castle Gallery is
located on CNR’s Main Campus at 29 Castle Place in New Rochelle, NY
10805. Hours: Tues & Wed 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, Thurs & Fri
10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday, 12 noon to 4:00 pm. The
gallery is closed Mondays and major national holidays. Photos and
images will be available upon request. For additional information,
tours, and directions to CNR, please call (914) 654-5423 or visit us on
the web at www.cnr.edu/cg.htm.
Presence of Mexico: an
Exhibition of Mexican Masters and Contemporary Artists depicts
symbolic representations utilized in Mexican Art throughout the 20th
century. The selection of prints, drawings, photographs and
objects includes work by:
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Mexican Masters Diego Rivera, David A. Siqueiros,
José Clemente Orozco, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Rufino Tamayo,
Leonora Carrington, Leopoldo Méndez, Günter Gerzso,
Raúl Anguiano, Alfredo Zalce and Francisco Toledo
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Established artists Gilberto Aceves Navarro,
José Luis Cuevas, Felipe Castañeda, Rafael Guerrero,
Rodolfo Morales, Mario Martín del Campo
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Mid-career artists Igor Gálvez, Jazzamoart,
Jorge Marín, Tomás Pineda Matus, Lucía Maya, Jorge
Robelo, and
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Cutting edge artists Betsaveé Romero,
Fernanda Brunet, Laura Anderson Barbata, Anabel Quirarte and Jorge
Ornelas.
The development of modern
Mexican art was strongly shaped by pre-Hispanic civilizations as well
as social and political revolutionary movements. These influences were
reflected in the visual strategies employed by contemporary artists to
communicate the complex ideas embodied in what was formerly considered
“Mexican art.”
The main goal of this
exhibition is to introduce another way of perceiving the art produced
in Mexico and/or by Mexican artists. Considering that the dominant art
movement that defined previous Mexican artistic expression is no longer
prevalent, art produced from Mexico should no longer be categorized
geographically, regionally or by artists’ ethnicity.
Mexican Masters and
contemporary artists manipulate our experience so that we become
enraptured by the subtle juxtapositions of symbols and the blatant
portrayal of life that is both familiar and foreign to us. In
Presence of Mexico, none of these works is necessarily bound in any way
by its ethnic or geographical origin, although there are aspects of
iconography that rely on cultural “origins.” Through the use of symbols
accessible to the viewer and through the aesthetic manipulation of
those symbols to evoke emotional response, both Masters and
contemporary artists reveal their similarity- the use of universal
elements of artistic expression to unmask and glorify the universal
nature of the artistic language.
The first Catholic
college for women in New York State,
The
College of New Rochelle was founded in 1904 by the Ursuline Order.
Today,
it comprises the all-women School of Arts & Sciences, and three
schools
which admit women and men: the School of New Resources (for adult
learners),
the School of Nursing and the Graduate School. The main campus of
the College is located in lower Westchester County, 16 miles north of
New York City. The College maintains six other campus locations
in New York
City. Visit the College’s website at www.cnr.edu
