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Richard Prince: Cuéntamelo todo
"Tell Me Everything": Richard Prince's first major Latin American show, 140+ works from the 1970s on, including his Cowboys, Girlfriends, Jokes and Cartoons series.
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Prince rephotographed cigarette advertisements and took the product out of the picture. Critic Carmen Pesqueira, writing about the Cowboys, says that once the consumer product is gone, "el deseo permanece como residuo": desire stays behind as a residue.
This is his first major show in Latin America, with more than 140 works from the 1970s to now. DNA magazine describes Cowboys and Jokes as the two anchors, with the other series branching off them: Girlfriends, Nurses, the de Kooning paintings, High Times, Cartoons and the Hoods sculptures. Prince built a career on rephotographing other people's pictures, so the screenshot folder you filled on the Line 7 ride to San Joaquín is at least a rough draft.
Entry is free, with no reservation. The museum opens Tuesday to Sunday at 10:00, closes at 17:00 (19:00 on Saturdays) and is shut on Mondays. The show runs until 7 February 2027.
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Marlboro cowboys rephotographed from cigarette ads, the product cut out; critic Carmen Pesqueira writes that the desire stays behind as residue. More than 140 works from the 1970s on, in Prince's first major Latin American show.
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The Marlboro Cowboys
Rephotographed cigarette ads, the series Revista Central calls practically his most recognised, with the product removed from the image.
The Girlfriends
Rephotographed images of women on motorcycles, taken from fan magazines.
The Nurses
Modified pulp magazine covers showing nurses, one of the painting series in the show.
The early rephotographs
Advertising and fashion images, including work drawn from Time magazine archives, from the start of his practice.
The Hoods
Prince's sculptures, shown alongside the photographs and paintings.
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- Cheap Culture
- Going Solo
- Nerding Out
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Image credits
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- Richard Prince: Cuéntamelo todoCourtesy Richard Prince Studio © Richard Prince
- Alexandre Estrela. RedSkyFalls: RéplicaCourtesy of Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC)
- El Códice de AzcatitlanCourtesy of Museo Nacional de Antropología
- Julian Rosefeldt. ManifestoCourtesy of Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC)
- Museo JumexFernando Marroquín / Fundación Jumex, CC BY 4.0
- Museo Soumaya Plaza CarsoDiego Delso / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0