The journalist Enrique F. Gual discusses the exhibition presented by the painters of the Nueva Presencia [New Presence] along with other artists who share the Nueva Presencia ideals at the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana [Visual Arts Mexican Salon]. He sees it as one of most important events to occur in Mexico in recent times; given the unity of the works shown, the exhibition is undoubtedly the harbinger of an art movement. While Gual regrets that no exhibition catalog was published, he lists the participants and sets forth the ideas he perceives in the show. He states that these are worrying times, and for this group of painters, the worry is expressed as pessimism. The writer assures us that this development is not a local phenomenon, rather it is universal, since it can be seen in art created throughout the world; it does not particularly represent a Mexican vision. This malaise is a theoretical pessimism that is expressed in a different way by each of the artists. In Gual’s opinion, some of artists express it directly through disgust, others through a lyrical, desperate objectivity, and still others with a humorous bent or through symbolic accents. Others even make use of several or all of these approaches. Gual comments that the bourgeoisie that is interested in art will have to make an effort to adapt, since the work offered by this new generation of artists represents organized, systemic “depression”. He concludes his article by stating that there has never been such a large group in Mexico, which produced such quality work, and joined forces in such tough criticisms of everyday reality. While artists of earlier times represented dramatic scenes, today’s artists depict the social milieu. As Gual sees it, the opinions they express are fairly reasonable, and the way they have presented them is superb.