Gusanos (Worms)
2013 · Wool; pressed and needle punched felt, laser cut; appliquéd with cotton and nylon mono-filament
177.2 × 263.5 cm (69 3/4 × 103 3/4 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Francisco Toledo
Artist
SurrealismSymbolism
Representation
None documented
3
Institutional Exhibitions
15
Works in Collection
28
Assets Indexed
1
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90%
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- • Surrealism
- • Symbolism
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Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1983
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A Museum Menagerie
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1975–1976
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A Selection of Drawings and Watercolors from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1971
About
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Francisco Toledo was a Mexican painter, printmaker, and sculptor whose work merged pre-Columbian imagery with modernist abstraction and surrealist elements. Born in Oaxaca in 1940, he drew extensively on indigenous Mexican culture, animal symbolism, and the landscape of southern Mexico, translating these references into densely layered compositions that resist singular interpretation. His practice encompassed painting, etching, lithography, and sculpture, working across scales from intimate works on paper to monumental public installations. Toledo remained based in Oaxaca throughout his career, maintaining deep cultural and political engagement with his region.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Art Institute of Chicago
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