Jorge Campos' colorful uniforms star in Guadalajara museum exhibition

Guadalajara, Mexico, is hosting an art exhibition that celebrates the vibrant and iconic uniforms of former Mexican national team goalkeeper Jorge Campos. Titled 'El que la cambia la falla,' the show is the brainchild of artist Mario García Torres, who sought to reinterpret Campos' professional designs through an artistic lens.

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It is made of many colors that are versions of the designs that Jorge Campos made during his professional life and what I wanted to do is review them from the point of view of art.

The exhibition delves into the visual legacy of Campos, a player who participated in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 World Cups. García Torres explained that the collection includes paintings created by having Campos kick a ball against a canvas, imprinting the motion and impact. These pieces evoke not only the goalkeeper's famous saves but also the profound solitude players can experience during penalty kicks.

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It is a series of paintings that are made from kicking the ball, that is, from Jorge Campos kicking the ball and imprinting it against a canvas.

'El que la cambia la falla' features twenty paintings and videos, exploring graphic elements and imagery inspired by Campos' distinctive uniform patterns. The exhibition opened on Saturday at the Museo de las Artes de Zapopan, adding to the city's excitement as it prepares to host four group stage matches for the 2026 World Cup. The show will be open to the public from June 7 to September 6.

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They are different pieces, which is a bit of a catalog of shots. A shot with the instep, a shot with three fingers, shots from the side, trying to put variables to see them in a different way.