Mundo Meza

Merman with Mandolin

1984

A muscular merman with flowers in his hair and tail stands with a guitar against a dark background.

A muscular merman with flowers in his hair and tail stands with a guitar against a dark background.

On view
Floor 6

Date
1984

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Acrylic on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 71 1/2 × 108 3/8in. (181.6 × 275.3 cm)

Accession number
2022.130

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jef Huereque

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/65953

Exhibitions

Shifting Landscapes

On view

Installation photography

Installation view of Shifting Landscapes (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, November 1, 2024-January 25, 2026). From left to right: Felipe Baeza, The self must create its own reason for being, 2022; Mundo Meza, Merman with Mandolin, 1984; Chuck Ramirez, Candy Tray: Godiva 3, 2002, printed 2021. Photograph by Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Shifting Landscapes
Installation view of Shifting Landscapes (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, November 1, 2024-January 2026). From left to right: rafa esparza, New American Landscapes. Self Portrait: Catching Feelings (Ecstatic), 2017; Theo Triantafyllidis, BugSim (Pheromone Spa), 2023; Mundo Meza, Merman with Mandolin, 1984. Photograph by Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Shifting Landscapes
Installation view of Shifting Landscapes (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, November 1, 2024-January 2026). From left to right: Chioma Ebinama, amor mundi, 2021; Mundo Meza, Merman with Mandolin, 1984; María Berrío, A Universe of One, 2018. Photograph by Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Shifting Landscapes

Mundo Meza
1 work in the collection, 1 exhibition

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