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National Museum of Mexican Art

EVENT
Exhibition Detail
Rastros y Cronicas: the Women of Juarz
Curated by: Dolores Mercado
1852 West 19th St.
Chicago, IL 60608


October 16th - February 14th, 2010
Opening: 
October 16th 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
 
The Border,Judithe HernandezJudithe Hernandez, The Border,
2009, Pastel on paper, 13x18"
© Judithe Hernandez
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312-738-1503
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Tues-Sun 10-5
TAGS:  
mexican, chicana, Juarez, mixed-media, photography, installation, video-art, conceptual, drawing, painting, figurative, traditional, sculpture
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The exhibition focuses on the unsolvedĀ murders of young female factory workers in the border city of Juarez that have occured for nearly 20 years and which have claimed the lives of 400 young women; and possibly many more. The exhibition will include the works of women artists from the United States and Mexico. A series of discussions and symposiums will be part of the activities scheduled as part of this exhibition.


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