Made in Mexico | Fashion and Textile Museum

Exhibition Dates: 6 June – 31 August 2014
Curated by Hilary Simon The Fashion and Textile Museum staged the first-ever exhibition on the rebozo – the classic Mexican shawl made famous in 20th century culture by artist Frida Kahlo. Made in Mexico explored the key role textiles have played in promoting Mexican culture worldwide from the 17th century to the present day. Rebozos on display included major loans from: the Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City; the Museum of Textiles, Oaxaca; the British Museum and rebozos from private collections that have never been shown in public before. Contemporary Mexican and UK artists, photographers, fashion and textile designers also present new work created in response to the rebozo and Mexican textiles – including Francisco Toledo, Graciela Iturbide, Carla Fernandez, Zandra Rhodes and Kaffe Fassett.

The exhibition was subsequently transfered to the Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City in May 2015 as part of the ‘Ano Duel’ exchange between the UK and Mexico.

‘the full enchilada’ Time Out, June 4, 2014

‘very well curated… artwork from greats such as Graciela Iturbide’ Huffington Post, June 9, 2014 more

Exhibition Contributors

Artists
Pedro Diego Alvarado
Francisco Toledo(felt)
Guillermo Olguin
Mauricio Cervantes
Eloy Tarcisio
Sergio Hernandez
Miriam Ladron de Guevara
Humberto Batista(wood)
Katina Riba
Boris Spider(Papier mache figures)
Alfredo Vilchis (ex-voto)
Antonio Turok(photographer)

Textile Designers
Trine Ellitsgaard
Maddelena Forcella
Androna Linartas
Mamaz Colectivo
Sara Corenstein
Laurie Litowitz
Yosi Anaya
Irene Dubrovsky
Ofelia Murrieta(jewellery)
Ornella Ridone
Maria Louisa Simon
Demian Flores
Zandra Rhodes(rebozo de pluma)
Kaffe Fassett
Alison Willoughby
Mary Resteaux(Ikat)
Andrew Logan(sculpture)
Yoko Ono
Wallace#Sewell

Fashion designers
Carmen Rion
Carla Fernandez
Lydia Lavin
Beatriz Russek
Fabrica Social with Carmen Rion

Weavers
Evaristo Borboa
Arturo Hernandez
Mary Lu Morales
Luis Rodriguez

Rebozo Collections
Robert Everts 14
Ruth Lechuga 17
Lila Downs 3
Jim Saunders 8
Oaxaca Textile Museum
Museo Nacional Cultaras Populares
Marco Kuntz

Collections
Lithographs from Franz Mayer
Photographs from Rodrigo Pimentel
Paintings from Andres Blaisten
Museo Nacional Culturas Populares

Press

‘The show is perfectly timed’ Grazia, June 3, 2014

‘the first ever exhibition focusing on the ‘rebozo’’ Vogue, May 22, 2014 more

‘a powerful symbol of Mexican culture and national identity’ Good Housekeeping, June 11, 2014 more

‘very well curated… artwork from greats such as Graciela Iturbide’ Huffington Post, June 9, 2014 more

‘the full enchilada’ Time Out, June 4, 2014 more

‘Don't miss… The most famous proponent of the rebozo… artist Frida Kahlo’ Art Fund, June 2014 more

‘Rebozos mexicanos colorean museo de Londres’ El Universal, June 5, 2014 more

Rare rebozos from the Museo Franz Mayer on show in London
Milenio, June 4, 2014 more

Fashion for revolutionaries… how the colourful rebozo scarf changed the course of Mexican history
Daily Mail, May 28, 2014 more

‘Visten rebozos a londinenses’ Reforma, June 4, 2014

London’s Fashion and Textile Museum … partnering with Mexico City’s Museo Franz Mayer
Design Week, June 6, 2014 more

‘the role textiles have played in promoting Mexican culture worldwide’
Telegraph Luxury, June 7, 2014 more