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Camino a la Modernidad
The Path to Modernity: Mexican Modern Painting

Venue: Singapore Art Museum (71 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189555. Tel: 63323222)

Date:     15 November 2009 to 3 January 2010

Camino a la Modernidad, The Path to Modernity: Mexican Modern Painting traces major developments in Mexican art from the 1900s to the 1950s, where Mexican society underwent tremendous changes in social and political spheres that impacted much of its artistic expression. The Mexican Revolution (1910) laid the foundation for a new artistic movement, Mexican Mural Renaissance, which attempted to bridge the class divide in the construction of a national identity and aesthetic, through bringing art to the masses in the form of highly accessible, outdoor public art murals. The exhibition features over 70 works from important Mexican public and private collections, including works by renowned mural artists Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, José Clemente Orozco, Roberto Montenegro, Rufino Tamayo, Maria Izquierdo and Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Medallion, 1948,
Oil/Masonite, 50 cm x 40 cm, Private Collection

Programme of the National Museum Cinémathèque
Co-presented by The Embassy of Mexico

Venue: Gallery Theatre, Basement

Date: FRI 11 DEC 2009- SUN 13 DEC 2009

In 2010, Mexicans will commemorate two important historical events that have given form to their country - the bicentennial of the Independence Movement, and the centennial of the Mexican Revolution - a good time for all Mexicans to reflect on the ideas that inspire these events, to better understand their past, comprehend their present, and be prepared for the future. This film cycle also allows audiences to discover and understand the great complexity of the Mexican culture and to appreciate its immense beauty.

About the Director Luis Buñuel

Luis Buñuel was born at the beginning of the XX Century in Spain, since from somewhere his inclusion in the world had to begin. He went from studying History to Engineering, from Entomology to Philosophy, and finally settled in Surrealism, which inspired the beginning of his work in Cinematography. The Spanish Civil War took him to the United States where he didn’t feel comfortable, so he went to Mexico where he made his home and reached maturity. During his forties, he began the most important part of his work as director and script writer. This consolidation took place during the middle of the century, when Mexico went through an intense questioning of its own identity. Buñuel made the film Los Olvidados, which won the Golden Palm in Cannes in 1950, which was declared World Patrimony by the UNESCO in the category Memory of the World. This was not Buñuel’s only contribution to the idea of Mexico. Precisely because he did not take it for granted, he reached out for it and found it where no one had searched.

Anexo se presenta el boletín informativo de la Reunión de Alto Nivel sobre las lecciones aprendidas de la Influenza A (H1N1) que se llevo a cabo en Cancún en días pasados.

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Here you'll find the document related to the meeting that took place in Cancun, Mexico, related to the H1N1 outbreak.

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Estimados amigos de la comunidad mexicana:

Se hace de su conocimiento que la Embajada de Canadá en Singapur nos informó que su gobierno tomó la decisión de imponer, a partir del 14 de julio del 2009, el requisito de visa tanto de estancia como de tránsito a los portadores de pasaportes mexicanos.

Convocatoria a participar en la 70 Jornada Informativa dedicada al tema de Red de Talentos

(Ciudad de México, del 12 al 15 de agosto del presente año)

 Se informa que se ha destinado un presupuesto para cubrir hasta diez boletos de avión para aquellos participantes que cumplan con el perfil de la Convocatoria y que no tengan posibilidades de solventar su pasaje aéreo. Ello, con la finalidad de asegurar la participación de todos aquellos mexicanos en el exterior que tengan interés en participar en la Red de Talentos y apoyar el desarrollo científico, tecnológico y de innovación de nuestro país.

Al respecto, se informa que una comisión interdisciplinaria conformada por los socios del IME en el proyecto de Red de Talentos revisará las candidaturas a esta Jornada y aprobará a los participantes y a aquellos a quienes se apoyará económicamente.

Valentina studied theatre and dance in Mexico, France and New York, and has participated in various recordings and major musical productions

Estimados amigos:

Con mucho gusto les informo que, a partir del día 12 de Mayo a las 00:01 hrs, los pasaportes mexicanos estarán nuevamente exentos del requisito de visa.

La cuarentena sigue vigente por ahora, pero espero que podamos asegurar igualmente su cancelación en el corto plazo.

Les mantendremos al tanto.

Juan José Gómez Camacho,
Embajador de México

Estimados amigos de la comunidad mexicana:

El día de hoy me entrevisté con el Sr. Khaw Boon Wan, Ministro de Salud de Singapur, con el fin de intercambiar puntos de vista sobre las medidas gubernamentales que se han tomado a nivel local para prevenir la difusión de la enfermedad y la afectación que estas medidas ha tenido tanto a los pasajeros provenientes de México como para la comunidad mexicana radicada en Singapur.

El Ministro reconoció de entrada la prontitud con la que México tomó las medidas adecuadas para prevenir la difusión de la epidemia, señalando que las decisiones, aunque dolorosas para la economía mexicana, salvaron muchas vidas no sólo en México sino también en otros países, al prevenir un contagio masivo en otros países.