Silver Seduction:
The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda
Opening Sunday, June 6, 2010
1-4 PM Reception hosted by the Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico with live music by Mariachi Porvenir. By Museum Admission, New Mexico residents with I.D. free on Sundays.
In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), Mexican jewelry and other silver objects were crafted with an entirely innovative approach, informed by modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Antonio Pineda was a member of the Taxco School and is recognized as a world-class designer. Pineda’s jewelry is especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is often said that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is worn. Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work will be displayed in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, is a traveling exhibition organized by the Fowler Museum at UCLA» in Santa Fe through January 2, 2011. (Photo, above:Antonio Pineda, Necklace with onyx crescent shapes, Silver, onyx, 1953–present Photo: Don Cole)

Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda and its publication are made possible through the generosity of the Donald B. Cordry Memorial Fund and Jill and Barry Kitnick. The exhibition was developed by the curatorial team of the Fowler Museum with consulting curator Gobi Stromberg. All works presented are either from the collections of Cindy Tietze and Stuart Hodosh or the Fowler Museum at UCLA.

Empowering Women:
Artisan Cooperatives That Transform Communities
Opening Sunday July 4
1-4PM Reception
2PM Panel discussion with Coop Artists
Inaugural exhibition opening in the Gallery of Conscience, guest curated by Dr. Suzanne K. Seriff, Chair of the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market's Artist Selection Committee. Dr. Marsha Bol, Director of the Museum of International Folk Art explains the concept of a gallery of conscience "As the largest folk art museum in the world, there is a responsibility to create a forum to discuss current issues that folk artists are facing around the world. This Gallery of Conscience will be devoted to the examination of issues that threaten the survival of the traditional arts, bringing them to the attention of our visitors." All of the cooperatives featured in the exhibit will be at the Museum throughout the week and have artist booths at the 2010 Santa Fe International Folk Art Market». Exhibition highlights include weaving, beadwork, painting, baskets, embroidery and other traditional folk arts from Bolivia, Rwanda, Peru, Swaziland, India, Kenya, Laos, South Africa, Morocco and Nepal. (Photo, above: Member of the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco, courtesy of the artists and the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market) The exhibition will close January 2, 2011.


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Future Exhibitions


Folk Art of the Andes (working title)
In the Bartlett Gallery Sunday April 17, 2011 to April 15, 2012


Chocolate, Mate y Mas (working title)
Opening in the Hispanic Heritage Wing Friday July 22, 2011, closing February 10, 2013. A New Mexico Centennial» exhibition.


Macedonian Costumes (working title)
In the Neutrogena Wing Saturday October 29, 2011 to September 16, 2012

Nomadic Legacy (working title)
Opening in the Bartlett Wing June 15, 2012 to April 2013.

Mexican Rebozos (working title)
In the Neutrogena Wing November 16, 2012 to September 8, 2013

American South (working title)
Opening in the Bartlett Wing June 2013 to September 2014

Brazil (working title)
In the Neutrogena Wing November 17, 2013 to January, 2015

Power of Red (working title)
In the Hispanic Heritage Wing June 9, 2014 to September 2015

Common Art of the Holy Land (working title)
In the Neutrogena Wing March 2015-

Flamenco (working title)
In the Hispanic Heritage Wing October 2015 -