ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates Mexican modern and contemporary art’s implication both in national history and in the stories that challenge and unsettle established narratives. It focuses on the decentralising curatorial proposition of Inestimable azar (‘Inestimable chance’), the 14th Fomento Económico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V.(FEMSA) Biennial (2020–2021), based in the Mexican state of Michoacán. Our analysis considers the biennial’s call to question official historical discourse as culturally articulated by muralism during the 20th century. By approaching the biennial through storytelling, this chapter puts forwards the conception of large-scale exhibitions as knowledge and world-making practices.
