""In art, memory is one of the most valuable assets, and it is striking that its absence would lead a respected museum to include, in its new building, a work that in another country was the subject of well-founded condemnation.""
""It is inadmissible to appoint Reyes, a male artist who does not identify as Indigenous, to represent 'the Indigenous woman', adding that such a monument would negate 'the diversity of Indigenous women' and 'reproduces the silencing and invisibilisation of women's struggles and their Indigenous communities.'""
""Rather than repairing a historical rupture, the proposal sought to place on a pedestal a vagueness typical of 19th-century representations of Indigenous identity, failing to address the complexities of Indigenous women's experiences.""
Pedro Reyes unveiled Tlali, a four-metre-tall Olmec-inspired sculpture, at Lacma. The piece has faced criticism in Mexico for being a reimagined version of a previously scrapped project. An open letter from cultural figures claims it disregards the historical context and memory associated with the original project. The earlier initiative aimed to replace a Columbus statue with a representation of Indigenous women but was canceled due to opposition. Critics argue that appointing a non-Indigenous male artist to represent Indigenous women perpetuates the silencing of their struggles and diversity.
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