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Statement on Remedios Varo
Alejandra Frausto
Description: Remedios Varo: Science Fictions
Remedios Varo: Science Fictions
The Secretariat of Culture in Mexico City collaborates with foreign nations in order to generate ongoing dialogues that foster the preservation and dissemination of the immense variety of Mexican art. In the context of this wealth and diversity, there is work yet to be done to bring greater awareness to the impact of women creators. The exhibition...
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PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
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Statement on Remedios Varo
The Secretariat of Culture in Mexico City collaborates with foreign nations in order to generate ongoing dialogues that foster the preservation and dissemination of the immense variety of Mexican art. In the context of this wealth and diversity, there is work yet to be done to bring greater awareness to the impact of women creators. The exhibition Remedios Varo: Science Fictions, at the Art Institute of Chicago, is the result of Mexican and American specialists joining forces with the common goal of raising awareness and gaining a deeper understanding of this important artist’s work, including her themes, motifs, techniques, and material and conceptual approaches.
For both nations, each of which have been home to exiled artists, this joint effort is a cause for celebration, centering on a painter who forged her artistic identity in the Americas, where she met key figures in Surrealism while also discovering new paths for exploration.
Varo not only produced fascinating art but also enjoyed creative and intellectual relationships with the artists and thinkers of her time, many of them women, who have brought a wealth of vibrant and astounding images to modern art. In addition to forming these collaborations, dialogues, and friendships, Varo drew others to her work with her inquisitive, open nature and thirst for knowledge. The depth of her art, with its many interconnections with literature, music, mysticism, and science, stems in large part from these relationships.
The government of Mexico sees culture as an essential right of individuals and communities—a part of daily life that is not subject to physical or geographical borders. Artists such as Remedios Varo, whose identities transcend borders, are standard-bearers in a modern world in which both art and people can travel and begin life anew anywhere. At the same time, these artists evidence the cultural power women wield as participants in building a more diverse society.
Varo’s work, and that of other artists like her, certainly deserves recognition in international cultural circles, and what better way is there to do so than to make it accessible to a city that has always extended such a warm welcome to the Mexican people. We are delighted that the Art Institute has made this exhibition and publication possible, as we reaffirm the bonds of cultural cooperation and cross-national exchange.
Alejandra Frausto
Secretary of Culture
The Government of Mexico
Statement on Remedios Varo
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