Quién es quién (Who is Who)

© Javier Arevalo

Quién es quién (Who is Who)

On view

Print and Drawings
Howard Mele Gallery

Quién es quién (Who is Who),

1991

Javier Arevalo, 1937– 2020; born and died Guadalajara, Mexico
2001-49
Intertwining hands, heads, and faces dominate the space in Quién es Quién. Circling the frame, they suggest a crowd assembling on a plaza, the cacophony of a lively conversation, or the many moods of an individual. Arévalo combines the techniques and compositional strategies of twentieth-century Mexican muralists, who used the large-scale mural format to deliver sociopolitical critiques. Arévalo’s work also recalls the playful, nonsensical narratives of Mexican magical realist literature, in which historical events are infused with elements of fantasy or supernatural occurrences to present alternative storylines.

Information

Title
Quién es quién (Who is Who)
Dates

1991

Maker
Javier Arevalo
Medium
Watercolor and pen and ink
Dimensions
76.2 × 56.4 cm (30 × 22 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of David L. Meginnity, Class of 1958
Object Number
2001-49
Place Made

North America, Mexico

Signatures
Signed and dated in graphite, lower right: Arevalo | Mex / 91
Culture
Mexican
Type
drawings
Materials
ink, watercolors, paper (fiber product)
Subject
pipes, figures (representations)

[Americas Gallery]; purchased by David L. Meginnity, Santa Monica, CA and New Smyrna Beach, FL (d.2000); bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2001.

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