The Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City is hosting a major exhibition drawn from the Centre Pompidou's collection, opening in mid-November. Titled Las formas de la energía, or The Forms of Energy, the show explores how modern artists have treated energy through light, matter and illusions of movement, and it runs until late February 2027.

The announced selection includes Nicolas Schöffer's Lux 1 from 1957, Lucio Fontana's Concetto spaziale, La fine di Dio from 1963 and Victor Vasarely's Meh (2), also known as Abeille, from 1967 to 1968. The French and Mexican institutions give slightly different dates for the run, with the Mexican side listing 12 November to 28 February and the Pompidou listing 13 November to 27 February, so visitors are advised to confirm before travelling.

The show highlights the long-standing cultural ties between France and Latin America, and it also throws light on a split in the art market. Vasarely, who ranks among the most traded artists at auction, illustrates the divide between unique paintings and the multiples and prints that circulate at far lower prices. According to market data, his auction turnover reached more than $7.7 million in 2025, yet many of his prints sell for under $600.

For the Palacio de Bellas Artes, the exhibition is a significant international loan show, bringing landmark works of European modernism to one of Mexico's most visited museums. The Centre Pompidou, which is itself preparing for a long closure of its Paris building, has increasingly lent its collection abroad in recent years, and the Mexico City presentation is one of its most prominent partnerships in Latin America.