December 19 - August 22, 2021
To register for the “Creating the Border: Art, Politics, and Stories” Lecture led by Dr. John Morán González on March 6, 2021, go here.
To register for the Land, Fauna, and Allegories: Performance, Art, and Video in the Chihuahua Desert lecture by Dr. Laura Gutiérrez on March 27, 2021, go here.
From the Museum:
“The exhibition, Mexico, the Border and Beyond: Selections from the Juan Antonio Sandoval Jr. Collection, will open to the public on Saturday, December 19th and will continue to remain open to the public until Sunday, May 30th. Please make sure to review our Health Protocols, before planning your visit to the Mexic-Arte Museum. Thank you.
Artwork used in event banner: Luis Jimenez, Cruzando el Río Bravo, 1987, Lithograph on paper, 38 3/4″ x 28 1/2″. Mexic-Arte Museum Permanent Collection 2020.2.156. 8. Gift of Juan Antonio Sandoval Jr.
Mexic-Arte Museum presents the exhibition Mexico, the Border and Beyond: Selections from the Juan Antonio Sandoval Jr. Collection, a collection that is considered one of the most important Latinx art collections in the United States.
In early 2020, Mr. Sandoval, a now retired reference librarian and subject specialist for art and Chicanx studies at The University of Texas at El Paso, donated his vast collection to Mexic-Arte Museum, which he had amassed over 30 years. The Sandoval Collection is comprised of over 1,500 artworks, many of them created by Mexican and Latinx artists. It includes prints, photographs, paintings, sculptures, and popular art from the El Paso region, as well as Mexico, Cuba, and other countries. The Collection also contains hundreds of publications, and ephemerae. Juan Sandoval’s dedicated patronage to the arts is a monumental achievement, and his legacy will allow generations today and in the future to engage with important works. Mexic-Arte is grateful that Juan Sandoval chose to donate his work to the Museum.
Mexico, the Border and Beyond: Selections from the Juan Antonio Sandoval Jr. Collection will be the first major showing of this collection in Austin. The Sandoval Exhibition is organized into four areas: 1) The Introduction to the Collection: Passion of a Collector represents artists in the El Paso-Juárez U.S. Mexico border region. El Paso artists include well known individuals like Manuel Acosta, Gaspar Enriquez, Marta Arat, Francisco Delgado, Luis Jimenez; 2) Beyond presents notable artists living and working outside the El Paso borderlands, such as Gronk, Kathy Vargas, Vincent Valdez, Esteban Sanchez, and Alejandro Romero; 3) Life and Experiences in the U.S./Mexico Borderlands examines cultural history and social issues of the border; 4) Mexico: A Second Home showcases Mexican artists like Jose Cuevas, Manuel Carrillo, Rodolfo Morales, Nahum Bernabé Zenil, and Francisco Toledo.
A large part of the exhibition is dedicated to the artworks focusing on the Life and Experiences in the U.S./Mexico Borderlands. This part is divided into five themes: Creating a Border; Land, Fauna, and Allegories; I am Immigrant You Are; Immigrants’ Dreams and Nightmares; and The Culture Continues/La Cultura Sigue. The Sandoval Collection represents the unique history and culture of the borderlands or la frontera. Additional programs include an online exhibition on the borderlands, a series of online virtual humanities programs with scholars who will speak about the Borderland Experience; and educational tours will be produced to engage and educate the community.
In keeping with our mission, the Museum’s Collection is a vehicle whereby the public can gain access to valuable information on cultural heritage. Humanities programs encourage an understanding of humanity in the broader culture of Texas, and in the global community.
The Life and Experience in the U.S./Mexico Borderlands has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.”
On View: December 19, 2020 | 1–5 pm
Lecture: March 6, 2021 | 11 am – 12 pm
Creating the Border: Art, Politics, and Stories Lecture led by Dr. John Morán González. See event for registration.
Lecture: March 27, 2021 | 11 am – 12 pm
Land, Fauna, and Allegories: Performance, Art, and Video in the Chihuahua Desert a lecture and Q&A by Dr. Laura Gutiérrez. See event for registration.
Reception: August 6, 2021 | 6–9 pm
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