The groundbreaking group show Aztlán: Tunel del Tiempo opened at the national galleries of the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City and features works by Professor Beatriz Cortez.

Curated by UC San Diego Professor Ruben Ortiz Torres, and by Pitzer College Professor Jesse Lerner in collaboration with LACMA curator Rita Gonzalez, the exhibition brings together a comprehensive installation of Latinx contemporary art from Los Angeles to Mexico City. The exhibition includes Prof. Cortez’s Stela XX (Absence), which was created for the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024, The Argonaut, after Pakal (2018), and Chac Mool, after Mayapan (2021).

Image: Beatriz Cortez, Stela XX (Absence). 2024. Steel. Approx. 96 x 40 x 23.5 inches. 60th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, Foreigners Everywhere, curated by Adriano Pedrosa, 2024.