Mexican painter Rafael Coronel (1931) plays the leading role in a tribute-exhibition that includes pieces created by this artist during his entire career –more than sixty years in paintings, drawings and sculptures–, and was opened to the public on Friday September 21 at the Contemporary Art Museum of Monterrey, Mexico (MARCO).
Retrofutura. Rafael Coronel puts on the table characteristic elements of the artist’s pictorial style: his interest in portraits, the frontal representation of his characters, the gestural and environmental theatricality, and the ambiguity of space and expressiveness of their faces. Nearly ninety pieces shed light on the different themes and styles that have motivated this artist, and viewers will have the opportunity to discover them through a non-chronologic approach to his first works, from Retro, to pieces specially created for this exhibition, Futura.
The artist’s son, Juan Rafael Coronel Rivera, was the curator of this exhibition, which suggests a close point of view to go deeper into a long career, from a more-legitimated vision. The artworks for this showcase come from Blanton Art Museum at the University of Texas, Austin, Francisco Goitia Museum and Rafael Coronel Museum in Zacatecas, among other Mexican collections.
A catalogue has been edited by Cydsa and Talamontes Editores for this event. It includes texts written by Luis Carlos Emerich, Teresa del Conde, Luis Cardoza y Aragon, Margarita Nelken, Rafael Vargas, Miguel Duhalt Krauss, Sergio Pitol and Sylvia Navarrete.
People interested in Coronel’s work can visit the exhibit, organized by the Fine Arts National Institute, through January 13.
Source: Press release
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