| Art and Architecture in Mexico Contributor(s): Oles, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0500204063 ISBN-13: 9780500204061 Publisher: Thames & Hudson OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Caribbean & Latin American |
| Dewey: 700.972 |
| LCCN: 2012947934 |
| Series: World of Art |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.9" W x 8.3" (2.00 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new interpretive history of Mexican art from the Spanish Conquest to the early decades of the twenty-first century is the most comprehensive introduction to the subject in fifty years. James Oles ranges widely across media and genres, offering new readings of painting, sculpture, architecture, prints, and photographs. He interprets major works by such famous artists as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, but also discusses less familiar figures in history and landscape painting, muralism, and conceptual art. The story of Mexican art is set in its rich historical context by the book's treatment of political and social change. The author draws on recent scholarship to examine crucial issues of race, class, and gender, including the work of indigenous artists during the colonial period, and of women artists in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Throughout, Oles shows how Mexican artists participated in local and international developments. He considers both native and foreign-born artists, from Baroque architects to kinetic sculptors, and highlights the important role played by Mexicans in the global art scene of the last five centuries. |
Contributor Bio(s): Oles, James: - James Oles teaches art history at Wellesley College and is adjunct curator of Latin American Art at the Davis Museum. His previous books include South of the Border: Mexico in the American Imagination 1914-47. He splits his time between Wellesley, MA and Mexico City. |