Ancient and Modern: Selections From the Permanent Collection September 18, 2009

Many artists from Mexico, Central and South America looked to their artistic heritage for inspiration. Artists such as Gunther Gerzo, Rufino Tamayo, Carlos Merida and others collected artifacts from their ancestral past in an effort to preserve them for future generations and to use as inspiration for their modern artistic production. This installation of works from the museum's permanent collection brings together a wide range of expressions. Ancient figures and abstractions are displayed along side modern ones. Echoes from the past can almost be heard, like a whisper, joining voices with the modern expressions paying homage to their roots.