Lucie-Smith, Edward.
New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 2004.
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Part of the series World of art;World of art.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-218) and index.
- 1. Forerunners and independents — 2. The first modern movements — 3. Mexican muralism — 4. Muralism beyond Mexico — 5. The exiles — 6. Mexico : four women and one man — 7. A climate of change — 8. Geometric abstraction — 9. Informal abstraction — 10. Expressionist tendencies — 11. Realism, pop art and surrealism — 12. The present day.
- Edward Lucie-Smith discusses major subjects and issues: Magic Realism, Expressionism and other concepts shared with Latin American literature the great muralists Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco the interaction of politics, society and art the continuing interest in folk art and the dialogue between avant-garde European and North American movements and indigenist thinking in the work of artists such as Wifredo Lam, Matta, Rufino Tamayo and Frida Kahlo. A new final section presents the leading artists of today, some of whose work in the fields of interactive installation, photography and video art reveals a continent embracing the experimental and the new. –Jacket.
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