Museo Regional
de GuadalajaraLiceo 60, corner Avenida Hidalgo, tel. 614-9957. Tue-Sat 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Sun 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sculptor Alejandro Colunga and designer Martha Figueroa collaborated
to create "Ancestral Embrace." Utilizing the traditional materials for
making leather and rosewood equipal chairs, they have added new
textures and new materials - such as bronze - to sculpt equipal chairs
that are sometimes stately, sometimes whimsical. Ends January 9.
In addition, "Masters of Popular Art," an extensive exhibit of
artisans' work in ceramics, textiles and other folk art manifestations
from all over Mexico continues through January 15. Some 800 pieces are
on display.
Museo del Periodismo
y las Artes Graficas
Casa de los Perros, Avenida Alcalde 225, tels. 613-9285, 613-9286.
Tue-Sat 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Jose Sol Rosales has brought together some 300 fountain pens, inkwells
and other related objects from the Franz Meyer Museum in Mexico City
as well as from private collections, and traces the history of the
fountain pen from 1884 as it evolved parallel to the art styles in
vogue. Ends January 23.
Ex-Convento del Carmen
Juarez 638, tel. 613-1544.
The Ministry of Culture sponsors "Alternativas Plasticas Jalisco 2000"
("Jalisco 2000 Art Alternatives"), a collective showing of works by 46
prominent Jalisco artists in a variety of media. Ends January 10.
Museo de la Cuidad
Independencia 684, tel 658-3706. Wed-Sat 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sun
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Salvador Rodriguez honors the Virgin of Guadalupe, who is venerated
throughout Mexico on December 12, with an exhibit of oil paintings
called "Guadalupe."
Museo Regional
de Guadalajara
Liceo 60, corner Avenida Hidalgo, tel. 614-9957. Tue-Sat 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Sun 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Banamex foundation sponsors "Masters of Popular Art," an extensive
exhibit of artisans' work in ceramics, textiles and other folk art
manifestations from all over Mexico. Some 800 pieces are on display.
Ends January 15.
Instituto Cultural Cabañas
East end Plaza Tapatia, tels. 617-4440, 618-8135. Tue-Sat 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Sun 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Four exhibits provide a picture of Jalisco from pre-Hispanic days to
the 20th century. "Western Mexico in Ancient Times" shows
archaeological treasures which depict animals, costumes, religious
objects, even festivals and the ritual ball game in ceramics. "The
Barroque Altar Pieces of Jalisco" includes an actual retablo set up in
the musem. "Jaliscan Portraits of the 19th Century" allows a look at
both the people and the portrait painters who forged a regional style.
In "Jose Clemente Orozco: Templates and Sketches for Murals in
Guadalajara," we can see how his monumental works evolved into their
final form. Together, these exhibits offer a powerful insight into
regional identity. Ends January 31.
Restaurante Maximino's
Juan Ruiz de Alarcon at Lerdo de Tejada, tels. 630-0280, 630-2602, fax
615-9596. Tue-Sat 1:30 p.m to Midnight, Sun 1:30 to 6 p.m.
Alessandra Parachini offers a restrospective of 33 drawings and prints
from the past ten years. Ends January 15.
Galeria La Mandragora
Inside El Convento restaurant, Donato Guerra 25, corner of Pedro
Moreno, 613-0809. Mon-Tue., 2 to 6 p.m., Wed.-Sat., 2 p.m. to
Midnight.
In "Presence of Earth and Wire," Alejandro Julian's collages utilize
the different textures of sand, clay, volcanic stones, and river rocks
while Pancho Madrigal sculpts haunting people and animal figure of
galvanized wire and copper. Ends January 8.
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