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Mexico 2010
Dec 19, 2010, 18:44
In 2010, Mexico will commemorate the bicentennial of its Independence movement and the centennial of its Revolution with an extensive program of events. All Mexicans and foreign citizens alike are invited to participate in these events to learn about and reflect on Mexico’s past.  

These celebrations are not just about remembering important dates; they are about reviving the values and ideals that shaped our nation. Our goal is to give a modern meaning to our history.

The Mexican Cultural Institute of New York will be presenting the following events:


:: VISUAL ARTS ::


December 11 - March 1, 2010

GABRIEL OROZCO EXHIBITION
Museum of Modern Art

The exhibit will feature a wide selection of Gabriel Orozco's work that includes his paintings, drawings and small objects. The Institute is organizing a conference, panel discussion and an audiovisual projection.



September 15, 2010 - January 9, 2011
NARRATIVE FOR NEW YORK
Historical Society of New York and El Museo del Barrio

Exhibition on the history and evolution of relations between New York City and the Hispanic world resulting from the migration of this community in the past 400 years.  The script, based on the investigation by historian Mike Wallace, aims to expose the development of the Hispanic community in this city as well as the impact of its presence.

September 2010
THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
Queens Museum of Art

Exhibition curated by Itala Schmelz of over 80 photographs by Luis Márquez taken during the Mexico Pavillon of New York's World's Fair in 1940. High resolution digital reproductions of the original negatives will be exhibited alongside documents of the Queens Museum as well as various archives and news clippings from Mexico and the US. With the collaboration of the
Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) and the Carrillo Gil Art Museum.


September 2010 - January 2011
VIOLENT TIMES
Americas Society

Exhibition integrated by works from the Carrillo Gil Museum collection of muralists José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Sequeiros, among others. With the support of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.


November 4, 2010 - January 6, 2011
PAUL STRAND IN MEXICO
Aperture Gallery

Exhibition that will showcase the ample work of photographer Paul Strand during his time in Mexico in the 1930s. 200 photographs and 100 engravings make up the exhibit who will feature a catalog with an essay by historian James Krippner.


July 1 - September 15, 2010
FANTASTIC ZOOLOGY
Instituto Cervantes

Exhibition of ink drawings and watercolors by Francisco Toledo inspired by the text "Manual de Zoología Fantástica" written by Jorge Luis Borges. In collaboration with the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ganería Arvil.


February 23, 2010
MURALISM WITHOUT WALLS
Americas Society

Presentation of the book Muralism Without Walls: Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros in the United States by art historian Anna Indych López. Art historian Renato González Melo and art critic Robert Storr will also participate.




:: PERFORMING ARTS::

September 2010
CELEBRATE MEXICO NOW FESTIVAL

Seventh edition of the first, and only annual festival of contemporary Mexican art and culture in New York City. Encompassing cuisine, dance, film, literature, music, theater, and visual art, Celebrate México Nowprovides New York City with a glimpse of the most intriguing artists and ideas pouring out of Mexico today. This year's theme centers around the Bicentennial of Mexico's Independence.


July 2010
REDES Screening with live score
Central Park, TBC

Screening of Redes, filmed in 1930 by Paul Strand. Since its restoration by the Martin Scorsese Foundation the film has been shown in numerous festivals including the Cannes Film Festival. Redes will be accompanied by a live orchestral interpretation of the work of the same name by Silvestre Revueltas.


March 5 - 7, 2010
LA MALINCHE
92Y Tribeca

New theater production of the ballet La Malinche about the history and the myth of this important character during the Spanish conquest of Mexico. With the performance of dancers from The Limón Dance Company and choreography by José Limón. Music by Norman lloyd.


March 23, 2010
LIMON DANCE COMPANY
Americas Society

Panel discussion on the most important accomplishments and projects of The Limón Dance Foundation.

March 2010
MEXICAN MUSIC CONCERT
Americas Society

Concert by the Latinamerican Quartet and the Quintet of the Americas. The concert will include the premiere of a work by Mario Lavista.


:: LITERATURE ::

January  - November 2010
MEXICAN WRITERS AND EDITORS IN NEW YORK
City University of New York, CUNY


The City College of New York in collaboration with the Mexican Cultural Institute will  present a series of conferences given by Mexican writers as part of the CCNY’s M.A. Program in Hispanic Literature.
The goal of the program is to contribute to the awareness of Mexican culture and  literary works and promote the presence of these authors in New York. This year's lectures will focus on the Bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico.


March 25, 2010
EL LECTOR: A HISTORY OF THE CIGAR FACTORY READER by Araceli Tinajero
Americas Society

With the author, Roberto González Echevarría, Mauricio Font
.

March 31, 2010

A TRILATERAL READING: INDIGENOUS WRITERS FROM MEXICO, CANADA AND U.S.
Americas Society

Lecture by three writers from Mexico, Canada and the U.S. whose work has focused mainly on indigenous themes. With Drew Hayden Taylor, Joseph Bruchac, Carlos Montemayor, Natalia Toledo.

April 15, 2010
MEXICAN LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF OBAMA
Americas Society

Mexican contemporary writers will discuss the state of literary production in Mexico in the current social and political conditions. With Humberto Beck, Christopher Domínguez, Alvaro Enrigue (moderator), Valeria Luiselli; Antonio Ortuño.  

May 6, 2010
THE BEATS AND MEXICO
Americas Society

Panelists will discuss the influence of Mexico in the production of the work by some American writers who belong to the beat generation. Such writers include Burroughs and Kerouac who traveled extensively through the Mexican Republic and others like Corso who spent long periods in Mexico. With Regina Weinreich, John Tytell, and Joyce Johnson.



:: FILM ::



January 14, 2010

THOSE WHO REMAIN / LOS QUE SE QUEDAN
New School and El Museo del Barrio


New York premiere of the acclaimed Mexican documentary made by filmmakers Juan Carlos Rulfo and Carlos Hagerman. The directors will be present at the screening.



June 2010

HOLA MEXICO FILM FESTIVAL


In 2008, the Mexican Cultural Institute of New York along with promoter Samuel Douek programmed the Hola Mexico Film Festival in New York. In 2009 the festival was also presented in Los Angeles and Chicago and in 2010 it will expand to Washington, D. C. and Miami.   This year's festival will include films related to the Bicentennial of the Mexican Independence.


September & October 2010
MEXICAN FILM SERIES
Instituto Cervantes

Five Mexican films will be screened at the Instituto Cervantes every Wednesday starting in September. Films to be screened are yet to be defined.



September 2010

THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION IN CINEMA: FERNANDO DE FUENTES
Alice Tully Hall,
Lincoln Center


As a sidebar of the New York Film Festival and as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Mexican Cultural Institute will present a series of Fernando de Fuentes films that include:  El prisionero 13, El compadre
Mendoza and Vámonos con Pancho Villa.

September 2010

LATINBEAT
Walter Reade Theater of Lincoln Center


A Latin American film festival organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center that will include a selection of Mexican films presented in conjunction with the Mexican Cultural Institute.




:: LECTURES ::

September 2010
LECTURE BY GREGORIO LUKE
Rockefeller Center

Lecture about Diego Rivera’s mural that used to be in Rockefeller Center. The event will include a projection of the mural on the space where it originally was painted.

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