An exhibition of ninety wearable textile works by artists from sixteen states across Mexico, honouring la Virgen de Guadalupe, with photographs by Jesse Herrera.
Rosas y Revelaciones: Homage to la Virgen de Guadalupe is running at the Mexic-Arte Museum through August 9, having opened on April 17. Curated by Luisa Fernanda Perez and coordinated by Linda Hanna, the exhibition centers on la Virgen de Guadalupe, one of Mexico's most enduring spiritual and cultural icons.
The main feature is a collection of around ninety wearable textile works created by artists from sixteen states across Mexico. Each garment reinterprets the Virgin through embroidery, weaving, appliqué, beadwork, and mixed media, playing with devotion, identity, and innovation. Because they're wearable pieces, you're seeing the image worked into clothing rather than just painted on a canvas, and the range of techniques comes from all over the country.
Alongside the textiles, the walls hold photographs by Jesse Herrera of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church here in Austin. It was the first Catholic church established to serve the city's Mexican and Mexican American communities, founded in 1907 in what was then the historic 5th Street Mexican American Cultural District. Herrera was born in Monterrey and has lived in Austin since 1978, so there's a local connection that ties the wider Mexican collection back to the city's own history.
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Between the ninety garments from sixteen states and the photos of a church that's been part of the city since 1907, the show looks at the Virgin from both a national and a local angle. You can catch it at the Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress Avenue, through August 9.
