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Relecturas a la Historia del Muralismo Mexicano
1922-1927

Written by various authors / Published by Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura, Mexico

Published: December 13, 2023


This book is the result of a virtual seminar coordinated by the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes (MPBA) within the framework of the extensive and extensive program organized by the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL) to celebrate the centenary of muralism in 2022, offering an approach to the founding decade of the movement. Through seven essays written by leading specialists, readers will find new interpretations and perspectives that shed light on authors, works and processes that are little known or remembered today. The opening chapter by Dafne Cruz Porchini is about Charlot's role in the Mexican mural movement.

Index:

  • El renacimiento del muralismo mexicano, 1920-1925 de Jean Charlot como obra fundacional del arte moderno (The Renaissance of Mexican Muralism, 1920-1925 by Jean Charlot as a founding work of modern art) - Dafne Cruz Porchini

  • El impulso constructivo de los primeros murales en San Ildefonso: crítica, técnica y teorías afines (The constructive impulse of the first murals in San Ildefonso: criticism, technique and related theories) - Sandra Zetina Ocaña

  • David Alfaro Siqueiros en el Colegio Chico y la estética neocolonial (David Alfaro Siqueiros at Colegio Chico and neocolonial aesthetics) - Lynda Klich

  • Muralismo borrado. Las propuestas decorativas de San Pedro y San Pablo (Muralism deleted. The decorative proposals of San Pedro and San Pablo) - Rebeca Barquera

  • Vientos de oriente, raíces de occidente: los murales de Roberto Montenegro en el despacho de José Vasconcelos (East winds, western roots: Roberto Montenegro's murals in José Vasconcelos' office) - Mireida Velázquez Torres

  • Entre cuentos e historias: los murales en la biblioteca del Centro Escolar Benito Juárez (Between stories and stories: the murals in the library of the Benito Juárez School Center) - Claudia Garay Molina

  • Rojo y negro (Red and black) - Renato González Mello

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