Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (English: Museum of Contemporary Art, Monterrey), abbreviated as MARCO, is a major

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, located in the city of Monterrey, in Nuevo León state of northeastern

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. MARCO organizes major exhibitions with regional and international

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s. The museum is in the Centro district of Monterrey, adjacent to the

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and to the Barrio Antiguo district. MARCO Monterrey Interior

Architecture

MARCO was designed by Mexican architect

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, in a

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Post-modern architectural style. The museum building opened in 1991.MARCO: Architecture
. accessed 7.11.2014 The artworks are in spaces with balanced arrangements of natural and artificial light. The museum occupies a structure, with for exhibitions in 11 gallery halls. There is an outdoor

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courtyard, the Central Patio

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with a water mirror fountain, and an auditorium, gift shop and restaurant. A large outdoor

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is a landmark at the museum's entrance plaza on the street. It is an abstracted

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, titled "La Paloma" (''the dove''), by sculptor Juan Soriano. The 4 ton

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rises above the plaza and street corner of Zuazua and Jardón streets.

Artworks

Permanent collection

The permanent collection of the museum is composed of paintings, sculptures, installations, and graphic artworks. The collection is primarily contemporary

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works, by Mexican and

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artists. There are also works by artists in Europe, the United States, and Canada in the permanent collection.

Exhibitions

Many Mexican artists have been exhibited in temporary shows at MARCO, including Frida Kahlo,

Mathias Goeritz Werner Mathias Goeritz Brunner (4 April 1915, Danzig, German Empire – 4 August 1990, Mexico City) was a Mexican painter and sculptor of German origin. After spending much of the 1940s in North Africa and Spain, he and his wife, photographer ...

Gabriel Orozco Gabriel Orozco (born April 27, 1962) is a Mexican artist. He gained his reputation in the early 1990s with his exploration of drawing, photography, sculpture and installation. In 1998, Francesco Bonami called Orozco "one of the most influentia ...

Manuel Álvarez Bravo Manuel Álvarez Bravo (February 4, 1902 – October 19, 2002) was a Mexican artistic photographer and one of the most important figures in 20th century Latin American photography. He was born and raised in Mexico City. While he took art classes a ...

, Armando Salas Portugal, Julio Galán,

Teodoro González de León Teodoro González de León (May 29, 1926 – September 16, 2016) was a Mexican architect. Biography González de León studied at the Escuela Nacional de Arquitectura of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) from 1942 to 19 ...

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, Ricardo Mazal,

, Miriam Medrez,

Rodolfo Morales Rodolfo Morales (May 8, 1925 – January 30, 2001) was a Mexican painter, who incorporated elements of magic realism into his work.Muchnic, Suzanne" Rodolfo Morales; Mexican Artist"''Los Angeles Times''. 1 Feb 2001 (retrieved 6 Jan 2009) Morale ...

Paula Santiago Paula Santiago (born 1969 in Guadalajara) is a Mexican mixed media artist whose works have been displayed at the Monterrey Museum of Modern Art and several galleries in Europe and North America. Most of her work stands out by being made with he ...

Alberto Vargas Joaquin Alberto Vargas y Chávez (9 February 1896 – 30 December 1982) was a Peruvian-American painter of pin-up girls. He is often considered one of the most famous of the pin-up artists. Numerous Vargas paintings have sold and continue to se ...

, and Hermenegildo Bustos. Other nationalities of artists have also been exhibited in temporary shows, including

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Joseph Beuys Joseph Heinrich Beuys ( , ; 12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German artist, teacher, performance artist, and art theorist whose work reflected concepts of humanism, sociology, and anthroposophy. He was a founder of a provocative art mov ...

Jenny Holzer Jenny Holzer (born July 29, 1950) is an American neo-conceptual artist, based in Hoosick, New York. The main focus of her work is the delivery of words and ideas in public spaces and includes large-scale installations, advertising billboards, ...

Joan Brossa Joan Brossa (; 19 January 1919 – 30 December 1998) was a Catalan poet, playwright, graphic designer and visual artist. He wrote only in the Catalan language. He was one of the founders of both the group and the publication known as Dau-al-Se ...

Ana Mendieta Ana Mendieta (November 18, 1948 – September 8, 1985) was a Cuban-American performance artist, sculptor, painter and video artist who is best known for her "earth-body" artwork. Born in Havana, Mendieta left for the United States in 1961. Earl ...

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, Cory Hanson, Henry Moore, Antony Gormley, Jan Hendrix, Michael Ray-Von, Annette Messager,

Ron Mueck Hans Ronald Mueck ( or /ˈmuːɪk/; born 1958) is an Australian sculptor working in the United Kingdom. Biography Born in 1958 to German parents in Melbourne, Australia, Ron Mueck grew up in the family business of puppetry and doll-making. He ...

Ernesto Neto Ernesto Saboia de Albuquerque Neto (born 1964, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a contemporary visual artist. Early career Ernesto Neto began exhibiting in Scotland in 1988 and has had solo exhibitions abroad since 1995. He represented with Vik M ...

, and

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#MuseoDeTodos

In 2019 MARCO launched its #MuseoDeTodos marketing campaign, inviting people from all walks of life to visit the museum and enjoy the art in exhibition; The campaign was awarded an A! design award for their advertisement design.

References

External links

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