Mexico
A Revolution in Art, 1910 – 1940
06 Jul - 29 Sep 2013
Edward Burra
El Paseo, c. 1938.
El Paseo, c. 1938.
Diego Rivera
Dance in Tehuantepec (Baile in Tehauntepec), 1928.
Oil on canvas
200.7 x 163.8 cm.
Collection of Clarissa and Edgar Bronfman Jr. Photo Collection of Clarissa and Edgar Brontman Jr., courtesy of Sotheby's, New York / © 2013 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / DACS.
Dance in Tehuantepec (Baile in Tehauntepec), 1928.
Oil on canvas
200.7 x 163.8 cm.
Collection of Clarissa and Edgar Bronfman Jr. Photo Collection of Clarissa and Edgar Brontman Jr., courtesy of Sotheby's, New York / © 2013 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / DACS.
Frida Kahlo
Self-Portrait (Autorretrato), c. 1938.
Oil on board with painted tin border
5.1 x 4.3 cm
Courtesy Sotheby's. Photo Private collection, courtesy of Sotheby's, New York / © 2013. Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / DACS.
Self-Portrait (Autorretrato), c. 1938.
Oil on board with painted tin border
5.1 x 4.3 cm
Courtesy Sotheby's. Photo Private collection, courtesy of Sotheby's, New York / © 2013. Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / DACS.
José Guadalupe Posada
Little Calavera of [Arnulfor] Gómez (Calverita Gomista), n.d..
Print. 39.9 x 29.9 cm. Colección Muyaes-Ogazón. Photo Colección Muyaes-Ogazón.
Little Calavera of [Arnulfor] Gómez (Calverita Gomista), n.d..
Print. 39.9 x 29.9 cm. Colección Muyaes-Ogazón. Photo Colección Muyaes-Ogazón.
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Box of Visions (Caja de visiones), 1930.
Gelatin silver print
18.8 x 23.5 cm.
Box of Visions (Caja de visiones), 1930.
Gelatin silver print
18.8 x 23.5 cm.
Miguel Covarrubias
The Bone (Rural Schoolteacher) El Hueso (El maestro rural), 1940.
Oil on canvas. 76.8 x 61.5 cm. Museo Nacional de Arte, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura. Photo © D.R. Museo Nacional de Arte/Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura, 2013 / © María Elena Rico Covarrubias..
The Bone (Rural Schoolteacher) El Hueso (El maestro rural), 1940.
Oil on canvas. 76.8 x 61.5 cm. Museo Nacional de Arte, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura. Photo © D.R. Museo Nacional de Arte/Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura, 2013 / © María Elena Rico Covarrubias..
Marsden Hartley
Earth Warming, 1932.
Oil on paperboard. 83.8 x 64.1. Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama, The Blount Collection. Photo Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
Earth Warming, 1932.
Oil on paperboard. 83.8 x 64.1. Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama, The Blount Collection. Photo Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
Augustin Jimémez
The Basilica (La Basilica), 1931.
Gelatin silver print. 24.3 x 18.4. Archivo Fotográfico Agustín Jiménez.
The Basilica (La Basilica), 1931.
Gelatin silver print. 24.3 x 18.4. Archivo Fotográfico Agustín Jiménez.
MEXICO
A Revolution in Art, 1910 – 1940
6 July — 29 September 2013
This exhibition features the work of the Mexican artists who were at the forefront of the cultural renaissance which swept the country following the 1910 Revolution.
In 1910, revolution brought years of instability to Mexico but, in its aftermath, the artistic community flourished under state sponsored programmes designed to promote the ideals of the new regime.
This exhibition brings together work by Mexican artists at the forefront of the artistic movement including Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and José Clemente Orozco. Also on display is work by international artists and intellectuals who were drawn to the country by its political aspirations and the opportunities afforded to artists. Among them were Marsden Hartley, Josef Albers, Edward Burra, Paul Strand, Henri Cartier-Bresson, André Breton and Robert Capa.
Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-1940 reveals a cultural renaissance that drew in some of the most seminal figures of the 20th century, all of whom were inspired by the same subject: Mexico.
A Revolution in Art, 1910 – 1940
6 July — 29 September 2013
This exhibition features the work of the Mexican artists who were at the forefront of the cultural renaissance which swept the country following the 1910 Revolution.
In 1910, revolution brought years of instability to Mexico but, in its aftermath, the artistic community flourished under state sponsored programmes designed to promote the ideals of the new regime.
This exhibition brings together work by Mexican artists at the forefront of the artistic movement including Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and José Clemente Orozco. Also on display is work by international artists and intellectuals who were drawn to the country by its political aspirations and the opportunities afforded to artists. Among them were Marsden Hartley, Josef Albers, Edward Burra, Paul Strand, Henri Cartier-Bresson, André Breton and Robert Capa.
Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-1940 reveals a cultural renaissance that drew in some of the most seminal figures of the 20th century, all of whom were inspired by the same subject: Mexico.