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Exhibitions

Woven :  Connections and Meanings

October 25, 2019 – October 11, 2020 Rubin & Paula Torres Gallery
Close up shot of woven piece
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Home of the Brave (Tierra de valientes), 2013, mixed media, Courtesy of the artist

This exhibition presented the work of five contemporary Mexican and Mexican American women artists who employ traditional ancestral textile techniques to create present-day narratives. Their discourse manifests a vital concern for issues of the US-Mexico border: immigration, identity, the environment, and resistance. The application of different weaving techniques, from Mexican textiles, fiber art in general, and new aesthetic tendencies in art, has enriched and strengthened the work of this group of artists.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Tanya Aguiñiga, Florencia Guillén, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Marta Palau and Georgina Valverde

CURATOR

Dolores Mercado

ORGANIZING INSTITUTION

National Museum of Mexican Art

GALLERY VIEWS

All images below are a glimpse into the exhibition for those who could not attend in person. Photo credit: Michael Tropea.

Exhibition Highlights

  • Gallery view of exhibit description and three pieces of art. Two are woven and one is sculptural.
    1 / 8Visible (from L-R): Tanya Aguiñiga: Crafta Weave, 2012; Anónimo/Anonymous, late 20th-early 21st century; Georgina Valverde: Pillar (for Norma Clark), 2019
  • Gallery view with tall, thin welded sculptures in the center of the room and large weaving hung on wall
    2 / 8In front (from L-R): All works by Georgina Valverde from the series Atavia: Beacon (for Bertha Parkhurst), 2019; Vessel (for Mathilde Gartner), 2019; Pillar (for Norma Clark), 2019; In back: Tanya Aguiñiga: Crafta Weave, 2012
  • Wool canvas art piece hanging from ceiling on left side and three welded steel sculptures visible on right
    3 / 8In front (from L-R): Florencia Guillén: (Sin título) Resistencia, 2014; works by Georgina Valverde from the series Atavia
  • Close up shot of colorful woven piece
    4 / 8Tanya Aguiñiga: Crafta Weave, 2012. 75 deconstructed Mexican blankets.
  • Close up shot of welded steel and cloth sculptures
    5 / 8In front (from L-R): All works by Georgina Valverde from the series Atavia: Vessel (for Mathilde Gartner), 2019; Pillar (for Norma Clark), 2019; Beacon (for Bertha Parkhurst), 2019
  • Three woven pieces visible on wall with hanging video screen hanging from ceiling on right side
    6 / 8Visible (from L-R): Marta Palau: Dharma, 1972; Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Hermana Yellow Corn, Hermana Zucchini, and Hermana Green Bean from the Undocumented Border Food series, 2019; Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: The Undocumented Nopal, 2525 AD from the Undocumented Border Food series, 2019; Florencia Guillén: (Sin título) Resistencia, 2014
  • Four woven pieces visible on two gallery walls
    7 / 8Visible (from L-R): Marta Palau: Dharma, 1972; Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Hermana Yellow Corn, Hermana Zucchini, and Hermana Green Bean from the Undocumented Border Food series, 2019; Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: The Undocumented Nopal, 2525 AD from the Undocumented Border Food series, 2019; Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Home of the Brave, 2013
  • Close up shot of woven piece
    8 / 8Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Home of the Brave (Tierra de valientes), 2013, mixed media, Courtesy of the artist

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