Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi

About Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi

Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi received her Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College. Her research focuses on cultural encounters, sociological observation, and representations of racial, social, and national identities in Latin American art. She is currently Associate Professor at La Salle University.

Luis Nishizawa, Los juderos, 1952 (Colección Andrés Blaisten, Mexico) — What are the oversized skeletons doing? Japanese Mexican artist Luis Nishizawa thoughtfully portrayed Mexican customs like this during his lifetime.

Luis Nishizawa and mexicanidad

by Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi

Wilfredo Lam, The Jungle, 1942-43, gouache on paper mounted on canvas, 94-1/4 x 90-1/2" / 239.4 x 229.9 cm (The Museum of Modern Art, New York)

Latin American modernisms

Join Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi as she discusses 20th-century Cuban painter Wifredo Lam’s most notable work, *The Jungle*.

From a live webinar: Wifredo Lam’s The ...

by Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi

Who are these strange mutant creatures? The Eternal Presence depicts a majestic, ambiguous creature in the center accompanied by two fantastical, mythical beings.

Wifredo Lam, The Eternal Presence
by Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi

Gutiérrez wanted to create art that would change the perception and status of the artist in Mexico.

Coming of Age in Gutiérrez’s Costumbrista painting, ...
by Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi

What exactly is the surprise that this painting holds in store for us? There are several interpretations.

Picturing Racial and Social Identities in José ...
by Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi