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Cisco Jiménez Mexican, b. 1969
Mexico 70, 2014-16
Collage and drawings
25.5 x 19.8 in
64.8 x 50.2 cm
64.8 x 50.2 cm
Francisco Pellizi wrote that Jiménez’ work, “interweaves the indigenous past with the global present....reading history from the view of contemporary pop culture.” This work combines found tags and labels with...
Francisco Pellizi wrote that Jiménez’ work, “interweaves the indigenous past with the global present....reading history from the view of contemporary pop culture.” This work combines found tags and labels with original drawings of abstract, organic forms from the artist's personal notebooks. We can really appreciate Jímenez's love for juxtaposing high and low culture in "Mexico 70" as he has added found labels from "Laposse" to a Hotel in Guadalajara celebrating the 1970 futbol World Cup. The amalgamation of imagery and text creates a chaotic relationship and devises a contemporary iconography for Mexico.