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¡Viva México! Celebrating Popular Art

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Popular arts and crafts are still an essential part of life in modern Mexico. Contemporary makers create jewellery of silver and gold, complex pottery, shimmering beadwork, ingenious toys and imaginative figures of papier mâché.

Few countries in the world offer such a rich and varied cultural heritage as Mexico. Before the Spanish Conquest, numerous civilisations rose and fell. After 1521, Spanish settlers brought new art forms, materials, and craft skills. Independence from Spain was achieved in 1821. After the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and their contemporaries rejected European values in favour of mexicanidad, and promoted indigenous forms of expression.

Today the arts and crafts of Mexico remain an essential part of life. They are a living force, not a nostalgic evocation of a vanished past. The Mexican sense of colour and design is dazzling. Popular art forms combine Aztec, Maya and Spanish traditions. Contemporary makers create jewellery of silver and gold, complex pottery, intricate wooden carvings, shimmering beadwork, ingenious toys and imaginative figures of papier mâché.

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Mar 9, 2021 06:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hello! You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Mar 9, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: ¡Viva México! Celebrating Popular Art Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8JxYkHMbRN-dc1UxgaJDHg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Chloë Sayer (Author and curator @British Museum, ROM) Chloë Sayer is an author and curator, specialising in the art and culture of Latin America. She has made ethnographic collections for the British Museum and has published numerous books. These include The Arts and Crafts of Mexico, Fiesta, and Mexico! Clothing & Culture. She has worked on television documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4, and she is a Research Associate with the Department for World Cultures at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. In 2016, the Mexican Government awarded Chloë the Ohtli medal for her long-standing commitment to Mexican culture. In 2018 she gave lectures and organised a course to accompany the exhibition: Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. She has lectured in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Mexico and New Zealand, and leads E.Y.H.O. tours to Mexico.

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