Boxes and dusty boxes with objects accumulated over 20 years, since the Chilean television program was born 31 Minutesthey transformed into the expanded universe of MUSEO 31the exhibition that is causing a stir in Mexico City and that describes the trajectory of these characters from the most truthful news program, with endearing characters, where The key is humor because the epicenter of everything is laughing, without gravity, without speech, without overriding anyone. This is everyday humor
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A key discovery, said museographer José Délano at the Franz Mayer Museum, was that any object at home, if you put eyes or a mouth on it, becomes puppets with their own soul that could tell a story in an original and fun way.
Dirty rags, scraps of fabric and buttons became the protagonists, at first somewhat ugly but now they are works of art, which after four seasons and 68 programs are the stars that cause long lines and an excessive purchase of tickets to meet them in person and learn more about their success story.
Original puppets, a huge sample of characters, recording sets, scripts, a mediation area with drawings that have messages from the Chilean audience, recordings, music and behind-the-scenes information create an atmosphere of good humor and a lot of creativity, which summons children, adults and very adults.
In today’s world, so complex, full of ecological disasters and political disasters everywhere, full of screens where the algorithm dictates what each person thinks, where we are invited to immerse ourselves in metaverses to dream of other worlds, where artificial intelligence will defend the future, this project invites us to return to the basics, to the manual, to dream, to laugh, to share, to the human and the collective.
were Délano’s words before opening the exhibition, at a press conference together with Giovana Jaspersen, director of the Franz Mayer Museum.
One of the rag beings is Tulio Treviño, the egomaniacal star driver who is always accompanied by the young Patana. In brief segments the details of social reality are given; For example, reporter Juan Carlos Bodoque, a gambling and womanizing red rabbit, presents the green note. Mico, the microphone player, takes to the streets to conduct surveys, the superhero Diamond Sock Man teaches about children’s rights and in the end there is no shortage of top top top
with the best songs presented by Policarpo Avendaño, because music is a balm that brings together history
but they had to be songs coolscon funk, pop, hip hop o rock.
Through the humor of everyday life, of very human characters and of the precarious, “it is possible to touch the deepest themes of humanity, loyalty, camaraderie, equality, the non-existence of discrimination, ecological awareness, resilience or the friendship of these most diverse characters, but who at the same time remain united. The newscast was perfect because it allows for short and very varied formats that can talk about all kinds of things and with great freedom.
Without betraying the human
, these characters are fakes, liars, liars, thieves, but also honest, kind, vulnerable, naive, of all kinds. They make mistakes and contradict themselves.”
Tulio Treviño, gigantic and somewhat hollow inside, in the form of a giant inflatable, welcomes the numerous and constant group of visitors who queue in front of the museum façade, in the Plaza de la Santa Veracruz, opposite the Alameda. The news presenter allowed access to his special art collection with very unique works, such as the penultimate supper, sculptures, old paintings and many similar works of those kept in the best museums in Europe.
The forewarned and lucky already visit the MUSEO 31, since the pre-sale of online tickets began a week ago with the announcement of the exhibition that at the beginning of the year was very successful at the La Moneda Cultural Center in Santiago de Chile. At this time there are tickets available (priced at 180 pesos) for the visit until August, the first half of the dates are sold out, since the dolls 31 Minutes They leave on September 29.
José Délano, who went into the warehouses that kept the dusty boxes to do the museography, said that the exhibition arose with the excuse that it was 20 years since the existence of the television program that began broadcasting in 2003 and lasted four seasons. . The universe expanded to five music albums, nine theatrical shows, games, a movie and another one on the way that was revealed to eager fans.