TORONTO, April 5, 2016 — Charming more than 130,000 visitors since its May 2015 opening, ¡Viva México! Clothing & Culture is now in its final weeks at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). The colourful exhibition closes on Monday, May 23, 2016.
On display in the Museum’s Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles & Costume, the exhibition has been enhanced throughout its presentation by lively demonstrations from talented, Mexico-based artists (whose creations are included in the exhibition), as well as a stunning variety of inspiring programming. As ¡Viva México! comes to a close, the ROM bids ¡adiós! to the exhibition in a suitably vibrant fashion.
On Saturday, April 16, an all-day symposium brings together internationally renowned experts to address the rich and varied visual and material culture of Mexico—both past and present. Speakers include the UK-based guest curator of ¡Viva México!, Chloë Sayer, who discusses the spiritual and ceremonial aspects of textiles, dance-masks, and other popular art forms. She is joined by eminent artist Humberto Spindola; Wellesley College Senior Lecturer/author James Oles; former director of Oaxaca’s Textile Museum Ana Paula Fuentes; anthropologist Marta Turok; and Amherst College’s Rick López. Taking place in the ROM’s Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre, full event details including ticket prices and reservations is available at Modern Mexico: Fusions, Fashion and Folk Art.
The exhibition’s companion book Mexico: Clothing & Culture by Chloë Sayer, with contributions by exhibition co-curator Dr. Alexandra Palmer, the ROM’s Nora E. Vaughan Fashion Costume Senior Curator, is available in the ROM Boutique and online.
¡Viva México! Clothing & Culture features approximately 150 pieces created in Mexico between the 18th and 21st centuries. It marks the first-ever presentation of the ROM’s wide-ranging collection which spans 300 years and reflects Mexico’s indigenous and colonial past. The exhibition is included with ROM general admission.
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