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Diego Rivera : 1886-1957 : a revolutionary spirit in modern art

By: Contributor(s): Series: Basic art series 2.0Publication details: Taschen, Köln, 2015Description: 96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9783836504133
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An artist is born Apprentice years in Europe The mural: a post-revolutionary ideal Communist ideology for capitalist clients From recognition to renown Dream of peace and unity: the last journey Diego Rivera 1886-1957 life and work
Summary: "Vibrant, graphic, and often monumental, Rivera{u2019}s paintings carry the same live political and passionate charge as his personal biography. Fusing European influences such as Cubism with a socialist ideology and an exaltation of Mexico{u2019}s indigenous and popular heritage, he created a new iconography for art history and for his country. He became one of the most important figures in the Mexican mural movement and won international acclaim for his public wall paintings, in which he presented a utopian yet accessible vision of a post-revolutionary Mexico. In 1931, Rivera was the subject of MoMA{u2019}s second ever monographic exhibition. This book explores the unique blend of influence and ideology which secure Rivera{u2019}s place as both a unique and a universal painter, bound to the particular turbulent experience of early 20th century Mexico, and yet preoccupied with subjects such as revolution and class inequity which continue to speak to us today."
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An artist is born
Apprentice years in Europe
The mural: a post-revolutionary ideal
Communist ideology for capitalist clients
From recognition to renown
Dream of peace and unity: the last journey
Diego Rivera 1886-1957 life and work

"Vibrant, graphic, and often monumental, Rivera{u2019}s paintings carry the same live political and passionate charge as his personal biography. Fusing European influences such as Cubism with a socialist ideology and an exaltation of Mexico{u2019}s indigenous and popular heritage, he created a new iconography for art history and for his country. He became one of the most important figures in the Mexican mural movement and won international acclaim for his public wall paintings, in which he presented a utopian yet accessible vision of a post-revolutionary Mexico. In 1931, Rivera was the subject of MoMA{u2019}s second ever monographic exhibition. This book explores the unique blend of influence and ideology which secure Rivera{u2019}s place as both a unique and a universal painter, bound to the particular turbulent experience of early 20th century Mexico, and yet preoccupied with subjects such as revolution and class inequity which continue to speak to us today."

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