Sixto-Juan Zavala - Mexic-Arte Museum

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Obra Gráfica: Selections From the Mexic-Arte Museum Print Collection features the Museum’s growing collection of historical and contemporary prints by Latinx and Latin American artists with works that encompass a diverse range of techniques and subject matter. Printmaking, defined as the process of creating multiple impressions of an image, is a preferred method for its expediency in circulating information among cultures. The works in Obra Gráfica show the lineage of printmaking from Pre-Columbian to experimental forms in new media.

Entrance wall text

For the exhibition graphics and promotional material, textures and elements from the print collection were repurposed in the Museum's brand colours of yellow and black. A natural paper colour was used in backgrounds and in paint applications, referencing the antique papers reoccurring in the exhibited work. The wall text, which is usually installed using cut vinyl, was instead printed with black ink on a large roll of paper to emphasise the media in focus. Variations of the logo and wall text were designed in English and Spanish translations.

Photo by Chris Caselli

Zones of the exhibition were distinguished in the galleries through paint application and exhibition graphics. Parts of the exhibition focusing on a particular movement had section labels with contextual information on large bright yellow paper. Extended labels and object labels were in smaller white labels with black edges.

Photo by Chris Caselli

Photo by Krystal Malloy

Photo by Chris Caselli

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Mexic-Arte Museum

Obra Gráfica

Exhibition

Executive Director: Sylvia Orozco
Curator of Exhibitions & Programs: Rebecca Gomez
Membership & Marketing Associate: Adrian Orozco
Lead Preparator: Andrew Anderson
Development Associate: Caity Shaffer

Collections Registrar: Oscar Guerra
Education Coordinator: Olivia Tamzarian
Education Associate: Natalia Rodriguez