Mexico Past and Present

In conjunction with the exhibition, Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910–1940 , a series of events explores Mexican architectural culture, past and present. An opening Forum considers how Mexico’s Mayan heritage was deployed by modernist architects across America. The following week, a discussion on the intriguing relationship between Mexican art and architecture during the twentieth century heralds talks by two of Mexico’s leading architects, in association with London MexFest .

RA FORUM

Mayan Modernism in America

Friday 5 July

Warren Carter, Greg Votolato and Julia Bailey explore the various ways US artists and architects working in the 1920s and 1930s, including Frank Lloyd Wright, were inspired by Mexico’s Mayan heritage, and how the advent of modernism allowed that past to be considered – and deployed – in innovative ways. Find out more

EVENING EVENT

Facing the Future: Art and Architecture in Modern Mexico

Friday 12 July

Miquel Adrià, Oriana Baddeley and exhibition curator Adrian Locke explore the relationship between art and architecture in early twentieth-century Mexico and its continued resonances today. Find out more

AFTERNOON TALK

Michel Rojkind

Saturday 13 July

One of Mexico’s most innovative architects, Michel Rojkind discusses the collaborative nature of his practice, Rojkind Arquitectos, with particular attention to its on-site extension to the National Film Archive in Mexico City, a uniquely fluid space blurring architecture and moving image. Find out more

AFTERNOON TALK

Víctor Legorreta

Sunday 14 July

Víctor Legorreta discusses the rich, deeply sculptural work of Legorreta + Legorreta, including the BBVA Bancomer Headquarters currently on-site in Mexico City, designed in a fascinating collaboration with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. Find out more

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