Mexic-Arte Museum Artistic Director was honored with an invitation to the 25th Annual  Day of the Dead Exhibition at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago. Ms. Orozco was invited along with her sister, and the duo created an “Ofrenda” in honor of their mother, community leader Aurora Orozco. The piece consisted of a diaphanous surface on which an image of Aurora alternated with verse from a poem composed by daughter Irma Orozco.  Sylvia  and sister Dr. Cynthia Orozco were both  in attendance for the Exhibition’s opening on Friday, September 9th.

The exhibition in Chicago also featured a very special piece from the Mexic-Arte Museum Permanent Collection, titled “Voces de las Perdidas” by Texas-based artist Adriana Corral. The piece was especially created for the back gallery of the Mexic-Arte Museum, and is a clay installation of over 800 tile pieces to represent the Femicides in Mexico. The artist collaborated with local Talavera importer Clay Imports Artesanal who commissioned authentic Talavera tile artisans in Dolores Hidalgo to make the hundreds of hanging tile pieces by hand.

The Altar for Aurora Orozco

Left, Voces de Las Perdidas Installation at the National Mexican Museum in Chicago

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Sugar Skulls at National Mexican Museum