Mexico City, March 16 – With the backing of the Government of Tamaulipas, plastic artist Margarita Morales inaugurated her exhibition titled “Cartographies of Color. Traces of an Intangible Territory” at the Museum of Mexico City. The exhibition, which will remain open to the public until May 31, 2026, was officially opened on March 14 to a large number of visitors who filled the central courtyard of the colonial building.
A Visual Dialogue of Identity and Displacement
The exhibition proposes a visual dialogue where abstraction and chromatism serve as tools to narrate the experience of displacement and the construction of identity from memory. Morales, a native of Tamaulipas currently residing in Germany, uses layers of color and superimposed textures to symbolize the traces left by journeys across different continents.
Héctor Romero-Lecanda, Director General of the Tamaulipas Institute for Culture and Arts (ITCA), accompanied by Iris Francioli Villa, head of the Tamaulipas Government Representation in Mexico City, reaffirmed Governor Américo Villarreal’s commitment to promoting the work of Tamaulipas artists.
“Margarita is a woman from Mante who has reached national and international levels with her art,” said Romero-Lecanda. He added, “On behalf of Governor Américo Villarreal Anaya, thank you, Margarita, for believing in art as a means to expand consciousness and propose ways to reflect on memory, identity, our individual and collective history, and expressive freedom.”
Symbolism and Retrospective: 25 Years of Research
Morales explained that her works exhibit coherence through chromatic colors and superimposed textures, evoking the theme of migration. “I have lived a lot outside of Mexico, on different continents, so I believe I carry it within me because abroad they always tell me that I represent Mexico with my colors,” she stated.
The exhibition comprises 11 medium-format paintings and a monumental piece. During the inaugural ceremony, José Manuel Rodríguez Ramírez, Director of the Mexico City Museum Network, emphasized the significance of hosting Morales’ work in a historically valuable venue and reaffirmed the institutional commitment to fostering equitable spaces.
This collection is the culmination of 25 years of Morales’ pictorial research. Gabriel Tagle Petrone, the exhibition’s curator, highlighted that this new version delves into the political and human rights implications linked to human transit. Unlike traditional interpretations, chromatism here is not merely an aesthetic embellishment but organizes an open system of connections without hierarchies, allowing viewers to immerse themselves in a dynamic visual experience.
“Here, color does not function as an ornament or as a simple expressive resource. Color organizes relationships. Each painting encompasses a field where different programmatic zones connect, separate, and reconnect,” Tagle Petrone explained.
Location and Visiting Hours
“Cartographies of Color. Traces of an Intangible Territory” can be visited at the venue located at José María Pino Suárez 30, in the Historic Center of Mexico City. The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday.
