The Mexican Museum Presents Final Conversation in Cinco y Cinco Exhibition Series

Join us on Thursday, Oct. 27, from 7pm-8pm for the final conversation in the Cinco y Cinco/Five and Five exhibition series at The Mexican Museum. This last discussion will be between curator Anthony Torres and renowned contemporary artist Bernardo Roman Palau. Admission is free and open to the public. The Mexican Museum, located at Fort Mason Center, Building D, in San Francisco.

Palau was born in Mexico City and received his formal art training at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado, "La Esmeralda," in Mexico City and the Istituto per l'Arte e il Restauro in Florence, Italy. Melding traditional techniques from around the world, his subject matter is both current and universal. Palau's work has been exhibited at Bond Latin Gallery in San Francisco, Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland, Tew Galleries in Atlanta, GA, Galeria Del Sol in Miami, FL, and Galeria La Esmeralda, Centro Nacional de las Artes in Mexico City.

This conversation is part of Cinco y Cinco/Five and Five exhibition that spotlight's contemporary "Latino Art" as a rich, ambiguous area of inquiry that moves beyond geography or ethnicity. Also that references the achievements made by Latino artists as a result of institutions like The Mexican Museum and other art organizations that arose from the cultural struggles for social equality in the 1960s and 70s.

Exploring connections, commonalities, and differences in the 10 artists' values, practices, and visual sensibilities, Cinco y Cinco/Five and Five will spotlight contemporary "Latino Art" as a rich, ambiguous area of inquiry that moves beyond geography or ethnicity. Museum guests will be invited to find linkages between the artists' aesthetic choices, as well as learn about their diverse histories, intellectual discourses, and issues of self-representation that inform their choices. Referencing the artists' trans-cultural exposures, the unique exhibition formulates an expanded and inclusive redefinition of the term "American Art," where that concept represents more of an interconnected global conversation aimed at greater cross-cultural communication.