Long Beach museum explores Mexican identity through 20th century

Edward Hayes, Jr., exhibition curator at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, stands next to a work by Pedro Friedberg.

Edward Hayes, Jr., curator of exhibitions at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, stands next to a work by Pedro Friedberg.

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Dorian Merina / KPCC

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Cordelia Urueta, Mujeres, 1943. Colección FEMSA

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Roberto Ortiz Giacomán

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Ángel Zárraga, Septiembre, 1917. Colección FEMSA

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Roberto Ortiz Giacomán

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Manuel Rodríguez Lozano, El rebozo blanco, 1943. Colección FEMSA

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Roberto Ortiz Giacomán

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Antonio Ruiz "El Corzo", Títeres, 1933. Colección FEMSA

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Roberto Ortiz Giacoman

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The new show at the Museum of Latin American Art features paintings by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera alongside photos of Mexican artists.

The new show at the Museum of Latin American Art features rare cubist paintings by Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo's 1933 work, My Dress Hangs There, and singular photos of Mexican artists side by side with their surrealistic artwork.

What: Mexico: Fantastic Identity 20th Century Masterpieces from the FEMSA Collection

Where: Museum of Latin American Art, 628 Alamitos Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone 562.437.1689

When: Saturday, March 14 – Sunday, July 5, 2015

More info here.