Parabolas Mexicanas
Paintings, Prints and Drawings by Bernardo González and Francisco Verástegui

Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial
October 09, 2008 - February 08, 2009

This exhibition draws together approximately 50 paintings, prints and drawings by Mexican artists Bernardo González and Francisco Verástegui. Parabolas Mexicanas is a vibrant collection of works that manipulate both popular and art historical symbols of Mexical culture and tradition. Union College will be hosting a series of events in connection with the exhibition including events with the artists, a film series, performance and lectures in both Fall and Winter terms.

For more about the artists, click here

EVENTS

Artists Reception
Gallery Talk with Bernardo González and Francisco Verástegui
Thursday, Oct. 30, 5-7 pm
Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial

Music Performance
Steven Koenig, poet, and Gustavo Aguilar, percussion
Thursday, Oct. 30, 7 pm
Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial

Mexican Art Today: Enrique Chagoya and Nahum Zenil
A lecture by Guisela Latore, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University
Thursday, January 29, 4:30 pm,
Reamer Campus Center Auditorium
co-sponsored by the Department of Visual Arts

FILM SERIES

JAN. 7
The Other Conquest (La Otra Conquista) (1998, 105 min.)
Directed by: Salvador Carrasco, With: Damien Delgado, Jose Carlos Rodriguez

JAN. 21
María Candelaria (1944, 97 min.)
Directed by: Emilio Fernández, With: Dolores del Rio

FEB. 4
La Ley de Herodes (2000, 120 min.)
Directed by: Luis Estrada, With: Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Delia Casanova