North Shore Visits National Museum of Mexican Art

At the end of May, the North Shore Studio took a trip to the National Museum of Mexican Art located in the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen. Here are some pictures and reflections by the artists of the trip. [[{“fid”:”12770″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:2448,”width”:3264,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]]”It was awesome because I liked it. It was really cool and I want to go again” – Rebecca [[{“fid”:”12771″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:1024,”width”:1024,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]]”I love it. Very cool masks. I like it” – Danny [[{“fid”:”12773″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:1890,”width”:2488,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]]”I had a good time. I liked the artwork, the paintings.” – Marcelo[[{“fid”:”12774″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:3024,”width”:3024,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]] “It was good. Lots of pictures. I liked the story that was told.” – Ed [[{“fid”:”12775″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:3024,”width”:3024,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]]”It is good. I love the beautiful princess. The young woman. I remember too, long time ago when she died. She never woke up. She’s dead. She became a mountain. The bride, it is beautiful.” – Raina, recounting a Mexican folk story we were told. [[{“fid”:”12776″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:2850,”width”:2850,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]]