Museo Kaluz keeps its definition of “Mexican art” loose, and that is one thing that sets it apart as an attraction. Artists do not have to be Mexican, but they must have spent time in the country and made critical work there. That leaves room to exhibit rarely-seen painters, such as the Polish-born muralist Fanny Rabel, and Eugenio Landesio, an Italian who came to Mexico to start the first landscape painting program at the famous Academy of San Carlos. Bringing recognition to artists who were overlooked by history is central to the mission. For example, the collection is rich with work by Gerardo Murillo Cornado, also known as Dr. Atl, who lived from 1875 to 1964 and whose emotional, Winslow Homer-esque landscapes have lately been reconsidered as some of the country’s best paintings.

Source: Forbes October 14, 2022 09:08 UTC