Francis Alÿs and Melanie Smith: The Paradoxes of Internationalism (As Narrated by the Museo Tamayo Collection). Part II

Museo Tamayo, Mexico City, Mexico

"The Paradoxes of Internationalism (As Narrated by the Museo Tamayo Collection). Part II ,“ marks Rufino Tamayo's 125th anniversary by examining his role in creating Mexico's first international art museum. This exhibition uses works from the Museo Tamayo collection to explore how internationalism's contradictions have led artists, including Tamayo, to question global social, political, and cultural constructs.

Spanning from the post-World War II era to today, the show highlights the shift from Modernism's universal ideals to current disillusionment amid global crises like climate change and migration. It contrasts mid-20th-century aspirations for global unity with today's paradoxical globalization, where local adaptations of modern practices prevail.

This two-part exhibition features the Museo Tamayo collection and key loans from artists who have exhibited there, illustrating the evolving dynamics of global and local influences in art.

Exhibition View, „The Paradoxes of Internationalism (As Narrated by the Museo Tamayo Collection)“. ©CENDOC, Museo Tamayo. Photo by Gerardo Landa, 2024