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            Our visit to Museo de Arte Moderno continues in the outdoor sculpture garden.  The garden has approximately 70 pieces.

12 of 15.

Manuel Felguérez's El barco México 68 (The boat Mexico 68) was made in 1986.

The piece was created at the invitation of Mathias Goeritz to participate in the Ruta de la Amistad (Route of Friendship). 

It was intended as an indoor sculpture comprising a stained glass window and a reflecting pool to be mounted on a wall at the entrance of the Mexico City 1986 Olympic Village. 

 However, after the repression of the student movement in 1968, Felguérez refused to  collaborate with the government, leaving the piece unfinished.

 It is made of a keel containing a series of geometric volumes made from enamelled iron,
colored in greys and reds.

In 1970, the Olympic Committee, on Felguérez’s request, donated the work to the Museum of Modern Art to be installed in the Sculpture Garden.

This artwork was originally entitled ‘Mexico 68’ in reference to the student movement. 

However, visitors to MAM began to call it ‘The boat’ after
it was included in the Sculpture Garden.

 Felguérez added this name to thefirst, resulting in the current title.

Taken in: Mexico / Mexico City / Rincón del Bosque (show map)

Taken on: March 7, 2025

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