An Inadequate Painted History of Mexico - Paintings

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>This item contains images of the paintings in the series.<br></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery</b></div><div><b>Photos: Ben Westoby</b></div></div><div><b>Used with permission. </b></div><div><div><br></div><div><div><b>List of paintings in the series:</b></div><div><div><br></div></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 II, 2017 </div><div>Acrylic on canvas</div><div>130 x 97 cm (51 1/8 x 38 1/4 in.)</div><div><br></div><div> </div><div>An Inadequate Painted History of Mexico III, 2018 </div><div>Oil, acrylic and book pages 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 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 V, 2018 </div><div>Oil on canvas</div><div>100 x 92 cm (39 3/8 x 36 1/4 in.)</div><div><br></div><div> </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><br></div><div> </div><div>An Inadequate Painted History of Mexico X, 2020 </div><div>Oil on canvas</div><div>150 x 186 cm (59 1/8 x 73 1/4 in.)</div><div><br></div><div>An Inadequate Painted History of Mexico XI, 2020 </div><div>Oil on canvas</div><div>31.5 x 31.5 cm (12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.)</div><div><br></div><div> </div><div>An Inadequate Painted History of Mexico XII, 2020 </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>Precaucion 2020 </div><div>Oil on Canvas </div><div>45 x 61 cm (17 3/4 x 24 1/8 in.)</div><div><br></div><div> </div><div>1968, 2020</div><div>Oil on canvas</div><div>150 x 202 cm (59 1/8 x 79 1/2 in.)</div><div><br></div><div>1994, 2020</div><div>Oil on canvas</div><div>124.5 x 101 cm (49 1/8 x 39 3/4 in.)</div></div><div><br></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></div><div><br></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><div><br></div><div><br></div>