An Inadequate Painted History of Mexico - MUNAL Exhibition

The series of paintings by Dexter Dalwood that form <i>An Inadequate Painted History of Mexico</i> arose from a residency in Mexico in 2017, and discussions with the local community and secondary school students Oaxaca state. The paintings have been constructed in order to raise questions in the viewer’s mind: What is the history that is being depicted? Who does this history belong to? Is it possible for an artist that is not from one culture to make images that are specifically about another culture?<div><br></div><div><p>The original opening date for the solo show at MUNAL, (Museo Nacional de Arte) Mexico City was June 2020. The exhibition was postponed due to Covid-19 and will now open from 23^rd September 2021 – 30^th January 2022.</p><div><br></div><div>This item contains images of the paintings chosen to appear in the MUNAL exhibition, drawings of murals that will be drawn on the walls at MUNAL and a list of paintings from the MUNAL collection that will be shown alongside Dalwood's paintings.</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery</b></div><div><b>Photo: Ben Westoby</b></div><div><b>Used with permission. </b></div></div><div><br></div><div><b>List of paintings by Dexter Dalwood in the exhibition</b>:</div><div>(Please note that some paintings appear in both the MUNAL and the CaSa exhibitions.)</div><div><br></div><div><div>Wall, 2017 </div><div>Oil on Canvas</div><div>130 x 97 cm (51 1/8 x 38 1/4 in.)</div><div><br></div><div>An Inadequate Painted History of Mexico I, 2017</div><div>Oil and acrylic on canvas, </div><div>150 x 186 (59 x 73 1/2 in.)</div><div><br></div><div>An Inadequate Painted History of Mexico IV, 2018 </div><div>Book pages, acrylic and oil on canvas</div><div>150 x 202 cm (59 1/8 x 79 1/2 in.)</div><div><br></div><div>An Inadequate Painted History of Mexico VI, 2018 </div><div>Oil on canvas</div><div>30 x 24 cm (11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.)</div><div><br></div><div> </div><div>00:43, 2018</div><div>Oil and chalk on canvas</div><div>124 x 101 cm (48 7/8 x 39 3/4 in.)</div><div><br></div><div> </div><div>An Inadequate Painted History of Mexico VII, 2018 </div><div>Oil and acrylic on canvas</div><div>150 x 186 cm (59 x 73 1/2 in.)</div><div><br></div><div> </div><div>An Inadequate Painted History of Mexico VIII, 2019 </div><div>Oil on canvas</div><div>162 x 130 cm (63 3/4 x 51 1/8 in.)</div><div><br></div><div> </div><div>An Inadequate Painted History of Mexico IX, 2020 </div><div>Oil on canvas</div><div>230 x 350 cm (94 1/8 x 137 3/4 in.)</div></div><div><br></div><div><div>All Images:</div><div>Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery</div><div><p><u></u></p><p>Photo: Ben Westoby</p><p>Used with permission.</p><p><br></p></div></div><div><b>This work</b><b> is under copyright and may not be used without permission. Use of this repository acknowledges cooperation with its policies and relevant copyright law.</b><br></div><div><br></div>