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Exhibitions

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

Woven: Connections and Meanings muestra el trabajo de cinco mujeres artistas contemporáneas mexicanas y mexicoamericanas que toman una tradición ancestral utilitaria, sagrada y en muchas ocasiones poco valorada para crear narrativas nuevas en donde hablan sobre la frontera México-EE.UU., inmigración, identidad, medio ambiente, materialidad y resistencia. Tanya Aguiñiga, Florencia Guillén, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Marta Palau y Georgina Valverde son voces potentes y dinámicas que conectan la práctica del arte textil con conceptos de justicia social y activismo.

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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