Paint the Revolution

Paint the Revolution Mexican Modernism, 1910-1950

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Publisher's Synopsis

A comprehensive look at four transformative decades that put Mexico's modern art on the map

In the wake of the 1910-20 Revolution, Mexico emerged as a center of modern art, closely watched around the world. Highlighted are the achievements of the tres grandes (three greats)-José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros-and other renowned figures such as Rufino Tamayo and Frida Kahlo, but the book goes beyond these well-known names to present a fuller picture of the period from 1910 to 1950.

Fourteen essays by authors from both the United States and Mexico offer a thorough reassessment of Mexican modernism from multiple perspectives. Some of the texts delve into thematic topics-developments in mural painting, the role of the government in the arts, intersections between modern art and cinema, and the impact of Mexican art in the United States-while others explore specific modernist genres-such as printmaking, photography, and architecture. This beautifully illustrated book offers a comprehensive look at the period that brought Mexico onto the world stage during a period of political upheaval and dramatic social change.


Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City


Exhibition Schedule:

Philadelphia Museum of Art
(10/25/16-01/08/17)

Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City
(02/03/17-04/30/17)

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
(June-September 2017)

Book information

ISBN: 9780300215229
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 759.972
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 2600g
Height: 238mm
Width: 309mm
Spine width: 36mm