''El Ángel de la Seguridad Social'' (or The Social Security Angel) is an outdoor 2013
bronze sculpture
Bronze is the most popular metal for Casting (metalworking), cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as w ...
by
Jorge Marín
Jorge Marín (born September 22, 1963) is a Mexican sculptor and painter. He has been an active figure in the contemporary art world for the last 25 years. He began to sculpt ceramic in the early 1980s. Bronze has been his preferred material for ...
, installed along
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
's
Paseo de la Reforma
Paseo de la Reforma (translated as "Promenade of the Reform") is a wide avenue that runs diagonally across the heart of Mexico City. It was designed at the behest of Emperor Maximilian by Ferdinand von Rosenzweig during the era of the Secon ...
, in Mexico. It commemorates the creation of the
Mexican Social Security Institute
The Mexican Institute of Social Security ( es, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS) is a governmental organization that assists public health, pensions and social security in Mexico operating under the Secretariat of Health. It also forms ...
.
See also
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2013 in art
The year 2013 in art involves some significant events.
Events
* March 9 – The identification of ''Portrait of Olivia Porter'' as an original work of the 1630s by Sir Anthony van Dyck is announced. It is in the collection of the Bowes Museum, C ...
* ''
El Vigilante'', a similar sculpture by Marín
References
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2013 establishments in Mexico
2013 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Mexico
Outdoor sculptures in Mexico City
Paseo de la Reforma
Sculptures of angels
Statues in Mexico City
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