Carillo Gil Museum of Contemporary Art. The Carrillo Gil Art Museum is located in the south of Mexico City.
The museum bears the name of the collector Dr. Álvar Carrillo Gil and is mainly focused on disseminating his collection, mainly made up of works by José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Diego Rivera. The museum also presents contemporary and experimental art by young artists.
The collection of doctor Álvar Carrillo Gil began with the acquisition of the drawing La Chole by José Clemente Orozco, later he became the main collector of José Clemente Orozco and began to acquire works by the most important Mexican painters of the first half of the century. Carrillo Gil commissioned Fernando Gamboa with the project to create a museum to house his entire collection, and also commissioned Augusto H. Álvarez with the architectural project.
In August 1974, Dr. Carrillo Gil and his wife, Carmen Tejero de Carrillo Gil, inaugurated the museum under the direction of Fernando Gamboa. Dr. Carrillo Gil's collection has not been dismembered, on the contrary, it has been increased over the years.
The original collection was 1,417 pieces and was increased by 358 more pieces, which are new acquisitions. The works that make it up are representative of the different visual arts: they include painting, engraving, lithography, serigraphy, collage, drawing, photography, installation, object art, artist's book, sculpture a
The museum bears the name of the collector Dr. Álvar Carrillo Gil and is mainly focused on disseminating his collection, mainly made up of works by José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Diego Rivera. The museum also presents contemporary and experimental art by young artists.
The collection of doctor Álvar Carrillo Gil began with the acquisition of the drawing La Chole by José Clemente Orozco, later he became the main collector of José Clemente Orozco and began to acquire works by the most important Mexican painters of the first half of the century. Carrillo Gil commissioned Fernando Gamboa with the project to create a museum to house his entire collection, and also commissioned Augusto H. Álvarez with the architectural project.
In August 1974, Dr. Carrillo Gil and his wife, Carmen Tejero de Carrillo Gil, inaugurated the museum under the direction of Fernando Gamboa. Dr. Carrillo Gil's collection has not been dismembered, on the contrary, it has been increased over the years.
The original collection was 1,417 pieces and was increased by 358 more pieces, which are new acquisitions. The works that make it up are representative of the different visual arts: they include painting, engraving, lithography, serigraphy, collage, drawing, photography, installation, object art, artist's book, sculpture a
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