By Richard Reep – OrlandoWeekly.com – Image: Courtesy Of Brigita Anguiano.
Image: Raúl Anguiano (Mexican, 1915-2006) ‘The Thorn/La espina,’ 2002; oil on canvas/Óle sobre lienzo; collection of Dr. Zapanta/Colección del Dr. Zapanta.
The Cornell Fine Arts Museum presents an unusually good collection of art by some of Mexico’s greatest artists. This show of 20th-century paintings from the Zapanta Collection, dubbed Mexican Modernity by the museum, may lack any abstract work but still conveys a powerful sense of the complex culture of that beautiful country. Researched and catalogued by Mexican-American art scholar Gregorio Luke, the exhibit takes you through the canon of Mexican art, all in one individual’s collection.
