LSE Arts public exhibition
Date: Monday 24 August - Friday 25 September 2015
Time: Mon-Fri 10am-8pm
Venue: Atrium Gallery, Old Building
This year has been designated as the Year of Mexico in the UK. It is in this context that the LSESU Mexican Society and the Embassy of Mexico in the UK, in partnership with LSE Arts, are showcasing the exhibition The Other Wall, by the Mexican artist Amador Montes. Through the perspective of this artist, born in the state of Oaxaca, this exhibition aims at sharing the contemporary aesthetic values, culture and idiosyncrasy of Mexico with the academic community of LSE and Central London. On this occasion, Amador Montes’ work explores migration not only as a human phenomenon, but rather as a natural process for many animal species. In this sense, migration becomes a topic of interest for anyone who has experienced movement across spaces and cultures.
“The wall” refers to the physical division in the border between Mexico and the US. The paintings presented in this exhibition are part of a complete work that explores the notion of “the other wall”. From an aesthetic standpoint, this artwork looks at its function not as a physical barrier, but instead at its function as a canvas for public expression. In his work, Montes makes use of the mestizo (blend of cultures) imaginary that portrays Mexican traditions, and in particular the contemporary art of the state of Oaxaca.
This project has been coordinated by LSESU Mexican Society with the generous support of the Embassy of Mexico in the UK.
The exhibition is in partnership with LSE Arts, and designed by Cynthia Delgado Huitrón , a postgraduate student in the LSE Gender Institute.
This exhibition is open to all, no ticket required. Visitors are welcome during weekdays (Monday - Friday) between 10am and 8pm (excluding bank holidays, when the school is closed, at Christmas and Easter, or unless otherwise stated on the web listing).
For further information email arts@lse.ac.uk or phone on 020 7107 5342.
Just economics and politics? Think again. While LSE does not teach arts or music, there is a vibrant cultural side to the School - from weekly free music concerts in the Shaw Library, and an LSE orchestra and choir with their own professional conductors, various film, art and photographic student societies, the annual LSE photo prize competition, the LSE Literary Festival and artist-in-residence projects. For more information please view the LSE Arts website.
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