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'Mexico: Expected/Unexpected' at MCASD La Jolla
Guests from both sides of the border come to preview international contemporary artworks at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla.
An unprecedented exhibition called Mexico: Expected/Unexpected was previewed by the La Jolla's members and guests Feb. 4.
The evening reception featured contemporary art from the Isabel and Agustin Coppel Collection. The MCASD exhibit is part of a joint exhibition of more than 100 artworks being shown with the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach (MOLAA).
Guests sipped wine and previewed thought-provoking art like Carlos Amorales’ layered piece The Horny Ghost; Maurizio Cattelan’s Sitting Donkey, Trento—you got it, a stuffed and sitting donkey; Kendell Geers' wall art with the F-word woven into the repetitive pattern; and a maze of hanging garlic bulbs by Rivane Neuenschwander called Suspended Landscape.
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Restaurant owner Sami Ladeki of was right at home walking through Suspended Landscape’s garlic maze.
More guests there enjoying the art were Laurie Mitchell and Brent Woods, Lynn Gorguze and Scott Peters, Rosella Fimbres, Ruth Melero, Richard Farson, Georgette and Ignacio Munoz from Ensenada, and Richard Townsend.
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Townsend, the MOLAA President and CEO, said, “MCASD is renowned for its longtime work with the Latin American art and locally relevant migration and border issues. They have the tradition of setting this within an international dialogue.”
Two examples of thought-provoking border art were Geers’ neon lights, one intermittently flashing "BORDER/ORDER," the other, "DANGER/ANGER."
As the evening progressed, so did the number of people.
More among the art crowd were Karen Fox and Harvey Ruben, Liz and Chris McCullough, Sharon Ladeki, Lynda Forsha, and the MCASD David C. Copley Director Dr. Hugh M. Davies.
“The art is much like tonight’s opening. Glamorous, sexy, provocative–a convergence of cultural and artistic leaders. The show comes together to challenge the stereotypes associated with Mexican art. This collection is world-class. Every piece is great,” said Davies.
Mexico: Expected/Unexpected at MCASD in La Jolla will be on view through May 15.
