Exhibitions
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About PMG Exhibitions
PMG proudly displays the works of local, national, and international artists whose visions align with our organization's mission of educating the public about mosaic, folk, and visionary arts.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Echele Ganas: A Life Left Behind
Photograph and Film of Mexico by Laurence Salzmann
Friday, April 27 through Sunday, June 16
Free Opening Reception: Friday, April 27, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
View an article in the Philadephia Inquirer about Echele Ganas
PMG will display Laurence Salzmann's incredible photography of Sierra Norte de Puebla, a rural, mountainous region in Mexico. Salzmann captures the life and culture "left behind" by Mexicans traveling to Philadelphia in search of employment opportunities.
Echele Ganas describes the lives left behind by Mexican workers and reveals their pride for their cultural community. It also illustrates the rapid changes within rural Mexican communities, often a direct result of the financial aid that workers have sent back home. The Sierra Norte inhabitants still celebrate a rich set of cultural activities – weddings, saints' day celebrations, and first communions – all of which play an integral part of their lives and the lives of their family members now transplanted to Philadelphia.
Also featured within the PMG exhibition are three film excerpts from Salzmann's full-length documentary, Echele Ganas: Do Your Best. View Salzmann's full-lenght film at 8:00PM on Monday, April 30 at the International House. Learn more about his techniques at 7:00PM on Wednesday, May 2 at Scribe Video Center.
The exhibition occurs during the entire length of the De Pueblo a Pueblo festival. View more images of Salzmann's upcoming exhibition, called Echeleganas: DoYour Best here. Join PMG and Salzmann for the opening reception and festival kick-off on Friday, April 27 from 6:00 - 9:00PM.
Laurence Salzmann's signature works imply deeper cultural messages, rooted in social-documentary tradition. His photographs and films portray the lives of little-known and diverse groups of people, ranging from residents of single room occupancy hotels in New York City to Transylvanian transhumant shepherds, Mexican villagers, and Romanian Holocaust survivors. His photographic method involves careful study and long-term participation within these social or ethnic groups. The resulting works illustrate how his subjects are shaped by their environments and conditions.
Salzmann’s photography has been displayed at many galleries and museums throughout the world, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Amsterdam Jewish Museum; International Center of Photography, New York; Tufts Art Gallery, Boston; Beth Hatefutsoth Museum, Tel Aviv; Peasant Museum, Bucharest; Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC; and George Pompidou Center, Paris.
---Past Exhibitions
Fragmented Reflections: Impressions in Clay
Mosaics by Michal Golan
February 10, 2012 - April 15, 2012
FREE Opening Reception: Saturday, February 18, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Mosaic and jewelry artist Michal Golan finds much of 
the inspiration for her lively works within the clay itself: a material with both a lengthy history and a myriad of contemporary applications.
Fragmented Reflections represents a blend of her present-day influences, paired with experiences acquired from her upbringing in Haifa, Israel.
29 colorful mosaics will be featured in Fragmented Reflections. Stop by the FREE opening reception to meet Golan on Saturday, February 18, 2012, from 6:00PM - 9:00PM.
A Glimpse Into the Kitchen is a series of photographs by Agustín Víctor Casasola, was presented in collaboration with the Mexican Cultural Center.
