SD folk collection to be exhibited in Tijuana 500 items presented at Centro Cultural Tijuana
From San Diego Red
Por: Alexandra Mendoza 29 Marzo 2012
"Some of these objects from the Mingei Museum in Balboa Park will be on exhibit starting Friday at the Centrol Cultural Tijuana. Courtesy of Mingei
TIJUANA - For the first time, more than 500 items of folk art from the Mingei Museum's permanent collection will be exhibited south of the border.
Starting Friday, the El Cubo gallery at the Centro Cultural Tijuana (Cecut) will host the international exhibit "Mingei - The Beauty of Use." The
collection shows ancient as well as contemporary objects from 141 countries.
In 2010, the Mingei Museum presented the exhibit "Viva México, Héroes y Artesanos," to mark that country's Bicentennial Anniversary of its
Independence. In response, the center's director, Virgilio Muñoz, invited the Mingei to present in Tijuana.
Since early March, two trucks packed with objects of all sizes have traveled south to transport the Mingei's collection to El Cubo, which is part of
the Cecut complex.
The exhibit, the museum's first international one in 33 years, is scheduled to be in Tijuana through July 22.
The Mingei's director, Rob Sidner, said it was important to take culture to wherever it will be appreciated.
"Art is a universal language that crosses borders," Sidner said. "In our exhibition the people of Tijuana will be able to see objects from different
cultures, but above all, see what our museum has to offer on this side of the border."
To mark the partnership with the Cecut, the Mingei is hosting "Looking South," a Mexican celebration on April 27. The event will include a culinary
feast presented by renowned Baja California chef Miguel Ángel Guerrero and wines from the Guadalupe Valley."
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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