Guanabee To Go: Escultura Social: A New Generation Of Art From Mexico City At The Alameda In San Antonio

Camilo Lara of Mexican Institute of Sound just wrote to say that he is deejaying in San Antonio tonight as part of the Museo Alameda del Smithsonian’s Escultura Social: A New Generation Of Art From Mexico City. If you’re in the area, please go and give him a noogie from Cindy.

Unlike recent larger surveys of Latin American Art or overviews of art from Mexico, Escultura Social is not attempting to define a cohesive or national identity but rather brings together artists of the same generation (born in the late 1960’s and 1970’s with careers emerging from roughly 1995 to 2005) and location (Mexico City) whose works share an approach to art-making. A free spirited lack of preciousness about the art object pervades their work, which may speak to today’s inflated art market and systems of value, but also reflects the spirit of conceptual and critical practices of previous decades.

We love a lack of preciousness. Especially if it occurs near tacos. Details are after the jump.

NOTE: The Deejay portion of this exhibit is entitled “Polifónico” and occurs tonight from 10-12. You have to need a (free) ticket to get in and space is limited. Click on the MySpace link below for more details.

Escultura Social: A New Generation Of Art From Mexico City [Museo Alameda of San Antonio]
Polifonico (The DJ Portion of the Exhibit) [MySpace]