Remembering Mexico:
Mexican Consulate Debuts New Art Exhibitions to Mark Multiple Historic Commemorations
The
Mexican Consulate in Oxnard Consulado de México en Oxnard with support
from the Port of Hueneme and the Oxnard Performing Arts Center Corporation (OPAC), will celebrate numerous historical commemorations,
including Mexican Independence Day, with the opening of two art exhibitions.
Twenty
twenty-one marks the Bicentennial of the Consummation of Mexican Independence and 500 years of the historical Memory of Tenochtitlan, the
fall of the Aztec empire. On Sept. 15, 2021, the Consulate of Mexico in
Oxnard presents two exhibitions of Mexican art that celebrate the past
and connect us to the present with contemporary work. One exhibit
brings visitors closer to the giants of mid-20th century Mexican Art,
including Leopoldo Mendez, Rufino Tamayo, Clemente Orozco, Francisco
Toledo, Jose luis Cuevas, Fanny Rabel, and others through the incredible
Mexican Print Collection of Gil García and Marti Correa de García from
Santa Barbara, California.
The Mexican Print Collection was curated by renowned Mexican artist Rafael Perea de la Cabada,
who will also be exhibiting his own work in a show called, Cempohualli,
an Aztec term for the number 20. There are 20 pieces of Perea’s artwork
in the exhibition which explore themes of contemporary Mexican-American
culture. Now a resident of Ventura, California, Perea will have a
simultaneous exhibition of his series Aguipiente y Serguila / Un México Para Armar at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Mexico), celebrating
its 45th anniversary.
From
images of the Mexican Revolution and agricultural life to abstract
works, these exhibits immerse visitors in the diversity and depth that
is Mexican culture.
“Mexican Prints” and “Cempohualli” Exhibitions
The Mexican Consulate, 3151 W. 5th Street in OxnardSept. 16 - Dec. 18, 2021
On view Monday-Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public
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