Francisco Toledo / Sobre Papel

Francisco
Toledo

Con Ojos Cerrados
(With Eyes Closed),
watercolor, gouache and ink on paper, ca.1977,
8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches

Francisco Toledo

Selections from Sobre Papel

March 5 - April 23, 2016

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Inspirado por la estética de la naturaleza, el Modernismo y la cultura prehispánica, Francisco
Toledo estableció rápidamente una reputación internacional como uno de los artistas más
importantes de su generación. Además de ser considerado como el artista vivo más famoso de
México, Toledo es conocido por su activismo en favor de las comunidades rurales frágiles de
México y la ecología. En adición, Toledo es el fundador de importantes centros culturales de
su estado natal, Oaxaca.

SELECCIÓN DE EXPOSICIONES INDIVIDUALES: Gallery Karl Flinker, París, 1963;
Saidenberg Gallery, Nueva York, 1965; Arthur Tooth and Sons, Londres, 1967; Martha
Jackson Gallery, Nueva York, 1974; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, Nueva York,
1978; Museo de Arte Moderno, Ciudad de México, 1980; Nippon Gallery, Tokio, 1985;
The Mexican Fine Arts Center, Chicago, 1988; XLVII Bienal de Venecia, Venecia, 1997;
Whitechapel Art Gallery, Londres, 2000; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid,
2001; Museo Nacional de Antropología, Ciudad de México, 2004; Universidad de Princeton
Art Museum, Nueva Jersey, 2007; Museo de Arte Moderno, Ciudad de México, 2015.

SELECCIÓN DE EXPOSICIONES COLECTIVAS: Musée_d’Art_Moderne, París, 1962, 64 y
65; Museo de Arte Moderno, Tokio, 1972; Grand Palais, París, 1976; Musée Picasso, Antibes,
1980; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1987; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis,
1988; The Hayward Gallery, Londres, 1989; Centre Georges Pompidou, París, 1992; Museum
of Modern Art, Nueva York, 1993; Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, 1995; Petit Palais, París, 1981 y
2000; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 2015; Würth Museum, Berlín, 2015.

SELECCIÓN DE COLECCIÓNES PERMANENTES: Tate Gallery, Londres; Musée National
d’Art Moderne, París; Metropolitan Museum, Nueva York; Museum of Modern Art, Nueva York;
Harvard University Art Museum, Massachusetts; Princeton University Art Museum, Nueva Jersey;
The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia;
Blanton Museum, University of Texas, Austin; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles;
Grunwald Center for Graphic Arts: Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Fine Arts, San
Francisco.

Inspired by the aesthetics of nature, Modernism and Pre-Hispanic culture, Francisco Toledo
quickly established an international reputation as one of the most important artists of his
generation. In addition to being regarded as Mexico’s most famous living artist, Toledo is known
for his activism on behalf of Mexico’s fragile rural communities and endangered ecology. He is
also the founder of important cultural centers throughout his native Oaxaca.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITONS: Gallery Karl Flinker, Paris, 1963; Saidenberg Gallery, New
York, 1965; Arthur Tooth and Sons, London, 1967; Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, 1974;
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York, 1978; Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City,
1980; Nippon Gallery, Tokyo, 1985; The Mexican Fine Arts Center, Chicago, 1988; XLVII
Venice Biennale, Venice, 1997; Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 2000; Museo Nacional
Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, 2001; Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City,
2004; Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey, 2007; Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico
City, 2015.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris, 1962, 64 & 65; Museum
of Modern Art, Tokyo, 1972; Grand Palais, Paris, 1976; Musée Picasso, Antibes, 1980; The
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1987; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, 1988; The
Hayward Gallery, London, 1989; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1992; Museum of Modern
Art, New York, 1993; Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, 1995; Petit Palais, Paris, 1981 & 2000;
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 2015; Würth Museum, Berlin, 2015.

SELECTED PERMANENT COLLECTIONS: Tate Gallery, London; Musée National d’Art
Moderne, Paris; Metropolitan Museum, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Harvard
University Art Museum, Massachusetts; Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey; The
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; Blanton
Museum, University of Texas, Austin; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; Grunwald
Center for Graphic Arts: Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco.

Mujer con Cerdos (Woman with Pigs), watercolor and ink on paper, ca.1977, 10 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches



Niño con Cerdo (Boy with Pig), watercolor and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Niño con Vacas (Boy with Cows), watercolor and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Chivo (Goat), watercolor and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Mujer con Cuchillo (Woman with Knife), watercolor and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Abstracción (Abstraction), watercolor and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Con Ojos Cerrados (With Eyes Closed), watercolor, gouache and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Leche del Amante (Lover’s Milk), watercolor, gouache and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Pescado con Desnudo (Fish with Nude), watercolor, gouache and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Pescado en un Barco (Fish in Boat), watercolor and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Mujer Atacada por un Pescado (Woman Attacked by Fish), watercolor, gouache and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Desnudo con Cangrejo (Nude with Crab), watercolor and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



La Gallina y el Huevo (Chicken and the Egg), watercolor, gouache and ink on paper, ca.1977, 10 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches



Bucles (Loops), ink on paper, ca.1977, 10 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches



Amantes y Chapulines (Lovers and Grasshoppers), watercolor and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Conejos con Maleta (Rabbits with Suitcase), watercolor, gouache and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Hombre con un Venado (Man with Deer), watercolor and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Mujer Soñando (Dreaming Woman), watercolor, gouache, graphite and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Pescado con Nadador (Fish with Swimmer), watercolor, gouache and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Cortes de Cangrejo (Crab Cuts), watercolor and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Niños (Boys), watercolor, gouache and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches



Pajaros Anidando (Nesting Birds), ink on paper, ca.1977, 10 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches



Cocodrilo y Tortugas (Crocodile and Turtles), watercolor and ink on paper, ca.1977, 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches