"Geles Cabrera's retrospective at the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes brings long-overdue institutional recognition to one of the country's first modern female sculptors. Spanning seven decades of the artist's work, the exhibition follows her receipt of the 2024 Bellas Artes Medal in Visual Arts, Mexico's highest artistic distinction. Arranged thematically, the exhibition reveals Cabrera's fluid treatment of the human figure, space and movement through materials ranging from volcanic stone to terracotta and plexiglass."
"Cabrera, who turns 100 this year, came of age in post-revolutionary Mexico, when Muralism dominated the canon. Instead, her formal training focused her attention on the body's expressive potential and experimental practices. "Cabrera was a radical artist," Sánchez says. "She depicted the nude female and male body in a largely conservative society led by male sculptors." Her connection with the avant-garde architect Alfonso Pallares-who was inspired by Italian Futurism and led an experimental workshop fusing colour, form and music into dance-was key to Cabrera's rhythmic, dance-inflected practice. "The 1940s and 50s saw a shift in the understanding of the body, influencing Cabrera's portrayal of erotism and movement," Sánchez says."
Geles Cabrera's retrospective at Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes presents seven decades of sculpture and confers long-overdue institutional recognition following the 2024 Bellas Artes Medal in Visual Arts. The exhibition is arranged thematically to showcase Cabrera's fluid engagement with the human figure, space and movement across materials from volcanic stone and terracotta to plexiglass. Formal training oriented Cabrera toward the body's expressive potential and experimental practices, prompting nude depictions in a largely conservative, male-dominated environment. Collaboration with avant-garde architect Alfonso Pallares and Futurist influences helped shape a rhythmic, dance-inflected practice that oscillates between figuration and abstraction.
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