Una modernidad hecha a mano. Diseño artesanal en México, 1952-2022.
Una modernidad hecha a mano. Diseño artesanal en México, 1952-2022.
(A Handmade Modernity
Craft Design in Mexico, 1952–2022)
An exhibition and research by Ana Elena Mallet at MUAC
In Mexico, incorporating modernity into the design of the everyday environment involved a unification of local traditions and conditions with the dream of industrialization. That precedent of combining the needs of modern life with diverse aesthetics of a folk and craft inclination continues to inform design’s largely Mexicanist vocabulary in this country.
14.05.2022 — 13.11.2022