| New Tendencies in Mexican Art: The 1990's 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Gallo, R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403961018 ISBN-13: 9781403961013 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: The decade of the 1990s was one of the most turbulent periods in recent Mexican history marked by political assassinations, the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, the signing of NAFTA, a catastrophic economic crisis, and the defeat of the PRI after seventy years of one-party rule. How did art respond to these events? To answer this question, Gallo examines some of the most radical artistic experiments produced in this period, from Daniela Rossell's photographs of Mexican millionaires to Teresa Margolles's manipulations of human remains, from Santiago Sierra's controversial work with human subjects to Vicente Razo's creation of a Salinas museum. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Caribbean & Latin American - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) - Art | Criticism & Theory |
| Dewey: 709.720 |
| LCCN: 2004040014 |
| Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.68" W x 8.8" (0.74 lbs) 183 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Mexican |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the 1980s there has been considerable interest in Mexico and its art, as one can see from the sheer number of exhibitions, catalogues, and articles devoted to the subject. Despite this interest, there are few books devoted to contemporary Mexican art. New Tendencies in Mexican Art is the first book-length study devoted to a generation of Mexican artists who have had enormous international success. It focuses on several 'tendencies' Gallo has identified as prominent themes in the work of these artists including orientalism, perversion, and a fascination with urban culture. |