An exhibit of objects representing the human body, on loan from the Mexican Consulate of Albuquerque, is the centerpiece of a new exhibit in the Herzstein Latin American Reading Room Gallery in Zimmerman Library. The opening reception for the exhibit is Wednesday, April 26, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Willard Room at Zimmerman Library.
The exhibit features object reproductions that examine the various stylistic choices used by ancient Mexican cultures for art production. The 23 objects illustrate the abstraction and naturalism utilized in the arts of cultures from ancient Mexico. They represent eight cultures and date from 1200 (B.C.) through the sixteenth century.
Meghan Tierney, MA candidate in Pre-Columbian Art History in UNM’s Department of Art and Art History, curated this exhibition through UNM’s Partnership Learning through Art, Culture & the Environment (P.L.A.C.E.) program.
The exhibit is sponsored by the Consulado de Mexico, University Libraries DILARES, P.L.A.C.E. Program, Arts of the Americas Institute, and the Department of Art and Art History. It is free and open to the public and will be on display through June 15, 2006.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at April 25, 2006 04:56 PM