Mexico City is known for their Museum of Anthropology, clearly depicting many of its historical ancestors (Mayans and the Aztecs). In fact, the original Aztec calendar is held there, quite an enormous and breathless display. Although I wasn’t very knowledgeable about Mexican history or its rich culture, I was definitely able to appreciate the significance of its evolution.
I’m much more of an art connoisseur, I enjoy looking at paintings, sculptures, and photography. Luckily, Robert (the faculty teaching the photography course) has interests that complement mine in terms of seeking art & music-related adventures. So we ventured south of Mexico City (practically went to the end of the metro line) to La Casa de Dolores Olmedo Patina. Dolores was a patron of the arts who intimately knew Diego Rivera and Frida. She kept many works from both artists and her collection is beyond captivating. It was quite overwhelming experience to sink it all in. I had heard of Diego Rivera and studied him in my previous humanities classes, but never truly understood the extent of his talent. And Frida – I had only heard of her when Selma Hayek characterized her in the movie Frida a few years ago. Because of her tormented life, all of her paintings were self-reflective, depicting the physical pains of miscarriage, her back reconstruction from childhood bus accident, etc. It was quite devastating. I’m definitely putting Frida on my Netflix queue. (Anyone want to watch it with me?)
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