Mexico Modern

Name: Mexico Modern
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9783777428567
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Art, Commerce and Cultural Exchange 1920-1945

By Donald Albrecht and Thomas Mellins

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Mexico Modern explores the rich artistic and cultural exchange between the United States and Mexico during the 1920s and 1930s. Featuring influential figures such as Rivera, Kahlo, Tamayo, and Weston, the book highlights how their collaboration and mutual admiration shaped a vibrant art scene. Through paintings, photographs, and design works, the volume presents the social commitment and modernity of Mexican art alongside the enthusiasm and financial support from American patrons, showcasing a significant intercultural network.
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This book is ideal for enthusiasts of arts and culture, particularly those interested in early 20th-century Mexican and American art, intercultural exchange, and modernism. It appeals to scholars, students, and general readers with a passion for art history and cross-border artistic collaborations.

This book will feature paintings, drawings, photographs, and ephemera from the extra - ord inary collections of the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, and also from other museums and libraries throughout the United States and Mexico.

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Mexico Modern by Donald Albrecht and Thomas Mellins explores the notable figures Rivera, Kahlo, Tamayo, Covarrubias, Weston, Modotti, Bravo, and Spratling—names closely linked with the internationally celebrated art, photography, and design scene of the 1920s and 1930s in the United States and Mexico. This lavishly illustrated publication traces the dynamic cultural exchange which left its mark on both sides of the border.

At the beginning of the 20th century, a lively and profitable exchange developed between artists in the United States and Mexico. The Americans were full of enthusiasm for the Mexican synthesis of history and modernity and their social commitment, which contrasted strongly with the consumer culture in the U.S. The Mexican artists, in turn, found important financiers across the border.

The volume shows, through paintings, drawings, photographs, and graphical works from the Harry Ransom Center in Austin and other important museums, how this intercultural network brought forth a large number of world-famous artists.

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The publication is praised for its nuanced exploration of Mexican modern art through transnational connections, offering a refined narrative that emphasises the grandeur of Mexican art. It combines perspectives on independent and official artistic initiatives to reveal a global artistic network, enriching the understanding of this powerful cultural dialogue. CAA Reviews highlights its illuminating global viewpoint.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783777428567

Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 September 2017

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hirmer Verlag

Illustration: Illustrated in colour and duotone throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 228.0mm

Height: 273.0mm

Weight: 1110g

Pages: 176

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Arts & Culture Donald Albrecht Non-Fiction Thomas Mellins

About the Author

Donald Albrecht is a New York-based curator of art and design. Thomas Mellins is an architectural historian in New York.