MONTERREY CONSULATE 2014

"Murals inside this church, called the Church of the Third Order, have a definite Moorish feel. For me, the mystery of this picture rests in the small set of keys hanging just inside and to the left of the door."

Reid Samuel Yalom, Colonia Noir: Keys To The Tower, Mérida, Black and white photograph, Frame: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm), paper size: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Amy Boone-McCreesh, Bliss, Felt, fabric, mixed media on canvas, Each of two panels: 84 x 66in. (213.4 x 167.6cm); Overall: 84 x 132in. (213.4 x 335.3cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

"The wall and the iron rail - I took a number of strong images in this location as various characters from the city strolled by."

Reid Samuel Yalom, Colonia Noir: Shave-Ice Vendor, Chiapa de Corzo, Black and white photograph, Frame: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm), paper size: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

"The inside of Casa de Lagarto (House of the Alligator), a landmark colonial mansion that has fallen into moderate disrepair, is stocked with relics, statues, and antiques, which I understand Sr. Emilio Lamk (son of the Lebanese trader who originally purchased the mansion) buys but rarely sells. Having a limited amount of time, I was somewhat overwhelmed as I tried to choose among so many subjects."

Reid Samuel Yalom, Colonia Noir: Alligator House, Mérida, Black and white photograph, Frame: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm), paper size: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Adrian Esparza, Fast Forward, Wood, paint, nails, serape, Overall: 48 x 96in. (121.9 x 243.8cm) + serape, Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Robert Forman, Vision, Yarn, glue, Overall: 34 x 34in. (86.4 x 86.4cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Heather Goodwind, Spiders, Steel wire, fabric, thread, plastic beads, pigmented beeswax, Overall: 6 x 8 x 10in. (15.2 x 20.3 x 25.4cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Maria Fernanda Barrero, Study 1 for Map for finding Anacahuita, Graphite, paper, Framed: 27 9/16 x 20 1/2 x 2 3/8in. (70 x 52 x 6cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Maria Fernanda Barrero, Map for finding Anacahuita / Mapa para encontrar a la Anacahuita, Paper, Paper Construction: 61 7/16 x 86 5/8 x 7 7/8in. (156 x 220 x 20cm); oak shadow box w Plexi cover: 64 9/16 x 89 3/4 x 9 13/16in. (164 x 228 x 25cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Christopher Beane, Wunderbar, Photograph, edition of 3, Image: 50 x 40in. (127 x 101.6cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Heather Goodwind, Bird #3, Steel wire, air-dry clay, fabric, water-based paint, beeswax, Overall: 6 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 3 3/4in. (16.5 x 15.9 x 9.5cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

"A twisting, irregular city built on a number of hills, marked by a labyrinth of streets, underground roads, and walkways set in dry stream beds. The angular shadows, cobblestones, cars, and person reading are both incongruous and typical. A night photograph with an exposure of roughly three seconds."

Reid Samuel Yalom, Colonia Noir: Night Shadows, Guanajuato, Black and white photograph, Frame: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm), paper size: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Perla Krauze, Line Painting #2, Oil on canvas over frottage and dripping with gravity and lead , Overall: 55 x 8in. (139.7 x 20.3cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Joanna Pousette Dart, Red Glyph, Acrylic on canvas on wood panel, Overall: 57 x 75in. (144.8 x 190.5cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Death of Innocence, Blown glass, mixed media, Overall: 20 x 9 x 9in. (50.8 x 22.9 x 22.9cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

"The single-point light source of a streetlight helped create this beautiful shadow. The difficulty in making this photograph, once it was visualized, was twofold: I needed depth of field but couln't use a very long exposure, as the leaves were moving in the breeze."

Reid Samuel Yalom, Colonia Noir: Leaf Shadow, Jalapa, Black and white photograph, Frame: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm), paper size: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Esperanza Cortes, Encandenados I, Clay, chains, steel base, Overall: 22 x 14 x 14in. (55.9 x 35.6 x 35.6cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Sam Reveles, Nightfall Garden, Oil on canvas, Overall: 48 x 60in. (121.9 x 152.4cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Julio Martínez Barnetche, Dove Spawn, Jicorite and black marble, Overall: 11 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 24 3/4in. (29.2 x 28.6 x 62.9cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State; Courtesy of Levis Fine Art, New York

A welcoming sculptural mural with an undulating surface painted with abstract shapes inspired by colors and patterns of indigenous textiles in Mexico. The title Red Meander relates to a 1969 series of works by Ani Albers that were inspired by Mexican architecture and textiles.

Marela Zacarias, Red Meander, Wood, window screen, joint compound, acrylic polymer, glue, acrylic paint, transparent polymer coating, Overall: 108 x 624 x 24in. (274.3 x 1585 x 61cm) -- 9 x 52 x 2 ft textural mural, comprised of 26 4 x 2 x 2 ft wooden panels with cleats, Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Francisco Bautista, Deer, Wood, beads, paint, Overall: 62 3/8 x 50 3/8 x 20in. (158.5 x 128 x 50.8cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

"This is one of my favorite photographs in the series, and it is an important one in redefining my work as multidimensional. The print unites some of the more classical elements of documentary architectural photography with the decisive, aesthetic moment of Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Europeans."

Reid Samuel Yalom, Colonia Noir: Eleventh Courtyard, Pátzcuaro, Black and white photograph, Frame: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61cm), paper size: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

"Santhosh - the editor of this project - and I were in San Ángel, a colonia just south of the centro, when we saw this man on his way home. How many birds had he raised, how many did he sell that day?"

Reid Samuel Yalom, Colonia Noir: Bird-Seller, Mexico City, Black and white photograph, Frame: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm), paper size: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

"Photographed after nightfall in the courtyard of the San Gabriel Monastery. The evening service has just let out and people are leaving, illuminated by the light of the cathedral."

Reid Samuel Yalom, Colonia Noir: Cathedral Light, Cholula, Black and white photograph, Frame: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm), paper size: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Susan Davidoff, Fajada Butte- Winter Solstice, Charcoal, earth, gesso, graphite, mica, moss, watercolor, wax, Unframed: 52 1/2 x 91in. (133.4 x 231.1cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Heather Goodwind, Bird #7, Steel wire, air-dry clay, pigmented beeswax, wood, Overall: 16 1/2 x 25 x 7 1/2in. (41.9 x 63.5 x 19.1cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

"This is one of the few regions of Mexico with a traditional matriarchal society. When this woman asked why I was taking her picture, I replied that flowers seem like children and thought of my four-year-old son at home."

Reid Samuel Yalom, Colonia Noir: Flowers Are Like Children, Tehuantepec, Black and white photograph, Frame: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm), paper size: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Hector Alvarado, H2 (from Reflexiones series), Marble sculpture, wood base, Sculpture: 59 1/16 x 20 x 12 in. (150 x 50.8 x 30.5 cm); height of base: 27 9/16 in. (70 cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Animaluchador, Blown and cast glass, mixed media, Overall: 32 x 11 x 11in. (81.3 x 27.9 x 27.9cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Cresencio Perez, Untitled, Wool yarn, glue, Overall: 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. (60 x 60 x 2.9 cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State; Gift of Robert Forman, Hoboken, New Jersey

Susan Davidoff, Penstamon Bloom with Fire Map 1, Charcoal, earth, cochineal, mica, silver leaf, gesso on wood panel, Overall: 30 x 30in. (76.2 x 76.2cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

"A very simple shot taken after a procession to the sixteenth-century Convent of Saint Anthony. During the procession, rockets and firecrackers were lit; one flew a little low and through the round stained glass window at the front of the church, missing the Virgin's head by inches. It was fixed in a matter of hours. Note the remains of early murals on the walls."

Reid Samuel Yalom, Colonia Noir: Woman Leaning, Izamal, Black and white photograph, Frame: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm), paper size: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Esperanza Cortes, November 22, Glass and metal beads, clay, metal base, Overall: 24 x 13 x 16in. (61 x 33 x 40.6cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Aunt Sugar, Blown glass, mixed media, Overall: 16 1/2 x 10 x 12in. (41.9 x 25.4 x 30.5cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Perla Krauze, Square Line Painting 3, Oil on canvas, Overall: 8 x 8in. (20.3 x 20.3cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Esperanza Cortes, Encandenados II, Clay, chains, Overall: 36 x 6 x 6in. (91.4 x 15.2 x 15.2cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Heather Goodwind, Bert, Steel wire, foam, beeswax, Overall: 4 x 3 3/4 x 1 3/4in. (10.2 x 9.5 x 4.4cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Agua Fresca, Pigmented digital print, resin castings, faceted glass, Overall: 48 x 36 x 3in. (121.9 x 91.4 x 7.6cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Anya Spielman, Weightless, Oil on paper, Unframed: 52 x 124in. (132.1 x 315cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Heather Goodwind, Bird #6, Plastic, plaster gauze, steel wire, fabric, wood, fountain pen nib, acrylic paint, Overall: 7 3/4 x 12 x 12in. (19.7 x 30.5 x 30.5cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Susan Davidoff, Penstamon Bloom with Fire Map 2, Charcoal, earth, cochineal, mica, silver leaf, gesso on wood panel, Image: 30 x 30in. (76.2 x 76.2cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Maria Fernanda Barrero, Study 2 for Map for finding Anacahuita, Graphite, paper, Framed: 27 9/16 x 20 1/2 x 2 3/8in. (70 x 52 x 6cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Gabriel Dawe, Plexus C 9, Gutermann thread, metal plates, Overall: 16H x 42 x 26 feet (5 x 13 x 8 meters), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Julio Martínez Barnetche, Penguin, Black marble and serpentine, Overall: 20 x 8 1/4 x 10 3/4in. (50.8 x 21 x 27.3cm), Courtesy of Levis Fine Art, New York

Perla Krauze, Line Painting 1 , Oil on canvas over frottage and dripping with gravity , Overall: 71 x 8in. (180.3 x 20.3cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

Karen Silve, Mexican Market 42, Acrylic on canvas, Overall: 68 x 58in. (172.7 x 147.3cm), Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State

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