Point/Counterpoint: ALEJANDRO CASTELLANOS
An interview with photography researcher and former director of Centro de la Imagen Alejandro Castellanos as part of our series of interviews with scholars, writers, and theorists about the history and contemporary state of Mexican photography for the exhibition Point/Counterpoint.
Point/Counterpoint features work from contemporary Mexican photographers created from 2000-2015. Presented as part of the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative, MOPA brings together nineteen artists whose images explore the political, economic, and social changes of a country that is tied to the past, yet seeking a new future.
At a time when there is considerable interest in issues surrounding the political, economic, and social boundaries between Mexico and the United States, Point/Counterpoint presents nineteen Mexican photographers whose works reflect cultural transformations that are currently underway in their country. These artists explore the intersection between perceived “traditional” Mexican culture and the actuality of contemporary life in Mexico.
The artists expand upon the history of photography in Mexico using a variety of innovative techniques including installation, video, appropriation, and working on the surface of the print. The works presented here challenge one’s understanding of Mexican photography by exploring themes of abstraction, landscape, religion, gender, pain, or fractures in society. In a global environment, it is imperative that we communicate and understand one another beyond borders—physical, cultural, artistic or linguistic—and these works provide an opportunity for conversation.
Financial support is provided by the Gould Family Foundation.
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