Museo Jumex presents the exhibition The Tiger’s Coat, a project curated by Rodrigo Ortiz Monasterio, on view from September 25, 2025, to February 8, 2026. The exhibition brings together fiction and history, focusing on the multiple facets of Tina Modotti’s life as a photographer, activist, spy, and enigmatic cultural figure.
The curator proposes an interpretation that goes beyond Modotti’s photographic work to reconsider the real and imagined connections her practice holds with contemporary art. The title of the exhibition is inspired by a silent film starring Modotti, released in 1920 in Hollywood.
Born in Italy, Tina Modotti lived in the United States before settling in Mexico, where she produced most of her work and built close relationships with key artists and cultural figures such as Nahui Olin, Frida Kahlo, and muralists Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Amid growing anti-communist repression, Modotti became entangled in a network of suspicions and accusations that led to her expulsion from Mexico in 1930. She returned in 1940 under a false identity, and her life remained marked by mystery.
The exhibition features works by modern and contemporary artists including Danh Vo, Edward Weston, Pati Hill, and Rodrigo Hernández, alongside historical documents and pieces that reconstruct Modotti’s impact on art and politics.
Through this selection, The Tiger’s Coat examines the photographer’s multiple relationships across time. Modotti not only documented her era but also left a legacy that continues to challenge conventional narratives.
The exhibition remains open to the public at Museo Jumex, Mexico City, through February 8, 2026.
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