"We are deeply concerned about the fact that there was seemingly no one in the museum sensitive enough or well-informed about the controversy the sculpture generated in Mexico."
"'Tlali,' a colossal lava stone head, was unveiled earlier this month at LACMA and quickly dubbed an 'outdoor selfie site.'"
"Though the new work is similar to the artist's controversial axed proposal, the museum told Hyperallergic that it is a new design."
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is facing opposition from nearly 80 Mexican cultural workers regarding the display of Pedro Reyes's sculpture, 'Tlali.' This work is inspired by Olmec busts and echoes a controversial 2021 commission that was rejected by Mexico City after protests from feminist and Indigenous groups. The signatories of an open letter accuse the museum of neglecting the previous activism surrounding Reyes's work. They express concern over the museum's lack of awareness regarding the controversy generated by the sculpture in Mexico.
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