Betye Saar’s wearable art, Alfredo Ramos Martínez’s mountain ranges, the world’s largest pop-up book, three South Asian artists redefine monumentality, and more [...]
After Mexican painter Alfredo Ramos Martínez moved to Los Angeles in 1929, landscape became a touchstone that connected him to his homeland. Cordillera Mexicana — translating to “Mexican Mountain Range” — showcases floral still lifes, landscapes, and other scenes that trace links between Southern California and rural Mexico. As the show’s title suggests, mountains were symbolically significant for Ramos Martínez. Painting beside LA’s Santa Monica Mountains, he depicted the range ringing Mexico City and the Cerro de la Silla of his childhood in Monterrey, suggesting a geological affinity that transcends human-made borders.
ON MY RADAR
I’m taking a break, but the art world is still going. Some shows to catch:
[...]
Cordillera Mexicana: Alfredo Ramos Martínez and the Mexican Landscape, at Louis Stern Fine Arts, explores the ways in which the Mexican Modernist retained a connection to his homeland, even after relocating to LA. On view through September 19th; louissternfinearts.com.