Mexico Modern

Mexico ModernCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9783777428567 Year: 2017 Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH Description: Rivera, Kahlo, Tamayo, Covarrubias, Weston, Modotti, Bravo, Spratling names which are 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

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9783777428567
Year: 2017
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH


Description:
Rivera, Kahlo, Tamayo, Covarrubias, Weston, Modotti, Bravo, Spratling - names which are 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.