The sample Architectural brutalism in Mexico It is the look of the peculiar development of movement in the country that has left some of the most prominent enclosures and exponents of architecture in Mexico. Tedoro González de León, Abraham Zabludovsky, Pedro Ramírez Vázquezamong others, are just some of the names that come to mind when talking about brutalist school in the country. But the movement left something else.
The sample Architectural brutalism in Mexico seek to investigate it. Through modern models, plans and photographs, the show of the Museum of Modern Art, makes an radiography of the History of the brutalist movement developed in the country and the impact it has had on a new generation of creatives.
Curated by the architect Axel scratched, the exhibition (available until April 7) makes a reflective count of the enclosures created by the exponents of this movement and analyzes the social context that has led to the brutalist architecture to be considered political. Thus, for example, it is analyzed how many of the works of this current arise as a response to the demands of current movements.
The architectural brutalism in Mexico gives a review of the works of this current. Among them are the Guelatao Social and Sports Center of the Ciudad de México.Marcos Betanzos.
Radiography of the history of brutalism in Mexico
Made up of documents related to 65 works scattered throughout different states of the Republic, which include creations of architects such as Teodoro González de León and Abraham Zabludovsky, Javier Sordo Madaleno and exponents of more recent generations such as Tatiana Bilbao, Archotectonic brutalism in Mexico It is presented as a timeline that explores the Origins of the movement that emerged in Europe during the 1950s and its roots in Mexico. The models, plans and photos are complemented with works by plastic artists close to the brutalist movement.
He scratched, also author of books such as School architecture SEP 90 years; Parliamentary architecture in Mexico, He explained to the press that the exhibition emphasizes a particularity: the absence of some manifesto that summarized the Principles of brutalism. So that the exhibition explores the recurring themes of Mexican brutalism such as the grid, the sculptural prisms, collective and popular housing and ceremonial space.