79157 Francisco Matto: The Modern and the Mythic <p style="text-align: center;">Following in the footsteps of the highly acclaimed <em>School of the South</em> and <em>The Geometry of Hope: Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection</em>, the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas presents another landmark Latin American exhibition with <strong><em>Francisco Matto: The Modern and the Mythic</em></strong>. The first comprehensive exhibition in the United States of this Latin American pioneering artist, the show examines the rise of modernist abstraction in Latin America &mdash; underscoring both the similarities and differences between Europe and South America &mdash; and chronicles Matto's early work made as a student of Joaqu&iacute;n Torres-Garcia through his late work of the 1990s. First presented in 2007 at the 6th Mercosul Biennial in Brazil, the Blanton will organize a new version of the show, which will highlight over five decades of Matto's paintings, sculptures (known as totems) and works on paper, and will present the principal themes that appear in artist's life's work. Ursula Davila-Villa, interim curator of Latin American art states, "This exhibition will be the first opportunity for many <abbr title="United States">U.S.</abbr> audiences to examine the beautiful landscapes, portraits, cityscapes, abstractions and sculptures of this modernist master. Museum visitors and scholars alike will be able to follow Matto's artistic trajectory and discover the influence of Pre-Columbian art on the history of South American modernism."</p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;">For more information visit: http://blantonmuseum.org/works_of_art/exhibitions/matto/index.cfm</p> http://do512.com/event/2009/06/21/francisco-matto-the-modern-and-the-mythic http://do512.com/event/2009/06/21/francisco-matto-the-modern-and-the-mythic.xml Sunday 06/21/09 20090621T150000Z/20090621T150000Z 0 6.0 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:00:00 -0500 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:00:00 -0500 2 SUN http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/238224/matto_sq_90.jpg Blanton Museum of Art 869 Blanton Museum of Art http://do512.com/venue/blanton-musuem-of-art http://do512.com/venue/blanton-musuem-of-art.xml
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Austin TX 78701 blanton http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/129873/1_poster.jpg http://blantonmuseum.org http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/238224/matto.jpg AA-S Best Bet - Francisco Matto : The Modern and the Mythic: The Blanton Museum of Art breaks ground again with an exhibit of Latin American art, this time the first U.S. exhibit of Francisco Matto, who led the rise of modernism in Latin America <a href="http://www.austin360.com/calendar/events2/etc/userEventDisplay.jspd?eventStatus=Approved&eventid=250437">more at www.austin360.com</a>