Magali Arriola x AORA MÉXICO

AORA PROFILES: Magali Arriola

On the occasion of Art Week 2024. AORA MÉXICO presents:

AORA PROFILES , a series of profiles of key figures in art in Mexico .


Magali Contreras

Magali Arriola has been one of the great precursors of contemporary art at a national and international level. Her career has placed her in the direction of one of the most important institutions for art, the Tamayo Museum . A space in the heart of the Chapultepec Forest that shows the most relevant artists of recent decades .


Magali Arriola x AORA MEXICO

Tamayo Museum

Since it opened its doors in 1981, the Tamayo Museum has been dedicated to presenting the most significant national and international modern and contemporary art . With a dynamic program of temporary exhibitions, as well as the continuous activation and updating of its collection , the museum offers an open space for critical thinking in which art allows us to imagine new tools to confront the concerns of our society.


Magali Arriola Tamayo Museum AORA MEXICO

We asked her a series of questions to get to know her a little more:

Name a corner of Mexico City that inspires you: The Anahuacalli Museum, because many layers of time and art converse.

What color makes you think of CDMX?: Gray

What do you like most about working in art? Art could be everything but I think I'd better leave it like this: art.

Magali Arriola, Tamayo Museum, AORA

What song do you have on repeat now?: Rainbow Eucalyptus by The National

What book is on your desk right now?: The Neverending Story

What are you looking for in a beauty product?: Naturalness

What do you prefer shadow, pencil or lipstick?: Lipstick.

Margarita or Martini?: Martini

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