Tamayo, Rivera, Iquierdo. Mexican Modern Painting

The San Diego Museum of Art (California, USA) hosts the exhibition Mexican Modern Painting from the Andrés Blaisten Collection from November 5, 2011 through February 19, 2012. Visitors to the Museum will experience a selection of 80 paintings dated between 1907 and 1956, including those from María Izquierdo, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Rufino Tamayo, which offer a diverse representation of Mexican modernism.

The history of Mexican art is vast and important. Yet visual art, in particular, has proven to be a significant part of the cultural fabric of the country garnering considerable international attention, perhaps none more so than those works produced between 1920 and 1950. During this period,  Mexico experienced a renaissance in the visual arts as artists, many of whom had studied in Europe, began applying European derived ideologies and techniques to a Mexican aesthetic.

Mexican Modern Painting from the Andrés Blaisten Collection is a comprehensive survey of Mexican modernism and allows for deeper understanding of the many factors that have contributed to, enhanced, and furthered what we consider to be modern Mexican painting. The works complement the Museum's own holdings in our permanent collection of works by Rivera, Tamayo, Ramos Martínez, and Mérida and offers a tremendous opportunity for San Diego residents and visitors to learn about Modern Mexican painting from an extensive collection.

Date: until February 19.
Location: The San Diego Museum of Art .1450 El Prado in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, 92101. USA.
Opening hours:  from Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm. Sundays from 12pm to 5pm.