Mexican Museum Research Paper

The Museo del Canal Interoceanico was the Panamanian museum chosen by the Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. (FEMSA), to exhibit the more than seventy incredible Mexican artworks. These pieces of arts were displayed in seven different theme zones: “From the European experience to the Mexican School of Art”, “Landscapes”, “The Vangaurds”, “Fantastic Art and Surrealism”, “The Arrival of the European Surrealism”, “The New Tendencies for the Mexican Plastic Arts”, and “Pictures”. This exhibition did not only portray Mexican artworks, but also included a magnificent piece of art from a well-known Panamanian artist, Alfredo Sinclair. Before we get to know what artwork I considered was the symbol of this exhibition, we need to be clear of what was the premise of this art exhibition.

The name is due to the fantastic art that has been always realized in Mexico, to the plastic art spirit, and the magic that is present in the pre-Hispanic and popular art. Also because of all the artworks that have a fantastic and surrealistic character, that were portrayed even before the arrival of the European surrealism to Mexico. I considered it was a very wise to choose this name for the exhibition, because the visitors were really able to get to know the different Mexican artworks that had existed in the different time periods and within different art movements. Fantastic, is just the perfect word to describe this display of art, because most of the time we considered European artists, as the supreme deities of art, but we devaluate all the incredible pieces of art that Latin America has. Diego Rivera, David Alfaro, Jean Charlot, Frida Kahlo, and Cordelia Urueta, are some of the Mexican artists whose works were exhibited in this museum. A unique trait of this art exhibition is that it included portrays of the different artists, in order for the visitors get to know these artists in a different