The Count's Escape: Games and Artworks Made in Mexico City's Prisons — Open
About this Event
The Count's Escape: Games and Artworks Made in Mexico City's Prisons — Open is an in-person exhibition opening reception for the general public.
About the exhibition
Presented by NAEMI (National Art Exhibitions of the Mentally Ill) and South Florida Wellness Network, the exhibition features more than 20 works made by incarcerated people in Mexico City's prisons. The works include poleana game boards made of wood, resin and woven raffia; assemblages of painted cigarette butts; pieces made with leaves and grass; and a wooden ship with red-thread sails and a hull of postage stamps. Several works come from CEVAREPSI, a psychosocial rehabilitation center for incarcerated men living with mental illness.
The title refers to The Count of Monte Cristo. The exhibition considers art made with whatever confinement allows, and how each signature gives back a name to someone the system knows by a number. Curated by Claudia Taboada Churchman, the exhibition’s labels list only each artist’s name or pseudonym, facility, year and materials—never crimes or sentences.
The exhibition remains on view through April 9, 2027.
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