A boxed set of artists’ multiples in a limited edition of signed boxes featuring work by Francis Alÿs, Carlos Amorales, Teresa Margolles, Vincente Razo, Pedro Reyers, Santiago Sierra and Melanie Smith.
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EXHIBITION: 20 Million Mexicans Can’t Be Wrong, 18 September – 3 November 2002
20 Million Mexicans Can’t Be Wrong brought together new and recent works that explored the social and political tensions in Mexico City, the presence and conditions of the production of ‘art’ within that context, and the multi-layered aesthetic of the megalopolis. The participating artists, including Francis Alÿs, Carlos Amorales, Teresa Margolles, Vicente Razo, Pedro Reyes, Santiago Sierra and Melanie Smith, contributed to a boxed set of artists’ multiples in a limited edition of 500.
Curated by the Mexican curator, writer and art critic, Cuauhtémoc Medina, the exhibition also displayed the risks involved in artistic or cultural exportation, by emphasising the structures underlying artistic practice, rather than isolated works. All the artists in the show were either Mexican or lived in Mexico City and, with the exception of Francis Alÿs and Santiago Sierra, most had limited exposure in London.
Contents
Francis Alÿs: Sealed Seal/Sello Selledo dated stamp
Carlos Amorales: Flames Maquiladora set of stickers
Teresa Margolles: Watercolour Fragments paper dipped in water used during autopsy
Vicente Razo: Salinas Museum poster and manifesto
Pedro Reyes: Psychoforum cut-out model
Santiago Sierra: The Displacement of a Cacerolada CD & project description
Melanie Smith: Trianguis VHS video (PAL)
Cuauhtémoc Medina: 20 Million Mexicans Can’t Be Wrong
