MEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE NEW ORLEANS

The exhibition  Diego and Frida, A Halfway Smile  consists of personal photographs through which the wonderful world shared by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo is revealed. One of the most controversial couples in the history of art in Mexico, united for almost 25 years, their relationship is marked by an infinity of encounters and disagreements. This axis of love witnessed innumerable contacts, closeness, complicity and deep friendships with great personalities of the time. It is through the images captured by friends like Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Nicolas Murray and Edward Weston that different stages of the relationship, life, pain and death of Frida and Diego are presented. From December 7, 2018 to February 15, 2019

The Mexican Cultural Institute and the Preservation Hall Foundation present the  Artist-In-Residence  Mexican-American Band LOS CENZONTLES  Los Cenzontles will be artists in residency from December 10 through December 14, 2018.  The California-based band is heavily influenced by Mexican regional folk music.  Their influences include a number of national sub-genres including mariachi, banda, Michoacan, Norteño and rancheras, mixed with hints of rock-and-roll and country music.  The group will be performing at the Mexican Cultural Institute in New Orleans on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 6 p.m. and at the Preservation Hall on Thursday, December 13, 2018 beginning at 8 p.m.