Opening Reception 5 - 7:30 pm, Thursday, August 26
August 26 - December 11, 2010 / Rubin Gallery

The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts presents Contra Flujo: Independence and Revolution, an exhibition that features seven contemporary artists from Mexico City who use new media to launch a contemporary exploration of the centennial of the Mexican Revolution and the bicentennial of Mexico’s independence. Contra Flujo means “against the flow”. The artists in this exhibition create pieces that directly engage and challenge the discourse of progress that is being commemorated in the wave of celebrations taking place across Mexico during the year 2010. They confront the viewer with nuanced explorations of contemporary life in Mexico, including pieces that investigate historical dialogue of revolutionary ideals, the role of the media in creating the Mexican imaginary, and the problematic of the U.S. Mexican border. The artists use a wide range of technology including sound, video, kinetic sculpture and web-based pieces to create site-specific installations, including several cross-border art pieces commissioned specifically for this exhibition.

Contra Flujo: Independence and Revolution is co-curated by Rubin Center assistant director Kerry Doyle begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting
and Karla Jasso of Laboratorio Arte Alameda, Mexico CIty

Modula (A) The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts "" Contra Flujo: Independence and Revolution""

Modula (A) The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts "" Contra Flujo: Independence and Revolution""

Modula (A) The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts "" Contra Flujo: Independence and Revolution""

Modula (B) Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez /