Art and Architecture in Mexico

James Oles

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Thames & Hudson Ltd
01 July 2013

Art styles not defined by date; Architecture

Series: World of Art

This new interpretive history of Mexican art and architecture from the Spanish Conquest to the early decades of the twenty-first century is the most comprehensive introduction to the subject in fifty years.

The author ranges widely across media and genres, offering new readings of paintings, murals, sculptures, buildings, prints and photographs. He interprets major works by such famous artists as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, but also discusses less familiar figures who were equally important in the construction of national identity.

The story of Mexican art is set in its rich historical context by the book's treatment of political and social change. The author draws on recent scholarship to examine crucial issues of race, class and gender, including an exploration of the work of indigenous artists during the colonial period, and of women artists in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Throughout, Oles shows how artists in Mexico participated in local and international developments, and highlights the important role played by Mexicans in the art world of the last five centuries.

By: James Oles
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 910g
ISBN: 9780500204061
ISBN 10: 0500204063
Series: World of Art
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 01 July 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Oles is Senior Lecturer in Art at Wellesley College, Massachusetts, and adjunct curator of Latin American art at the college's Davis Museum and Cultural Center.

Reviews for Art and Architecture in Mexico

'A sweeping panorama of five rich and diverse centuries of Mexican art and architecture. The best and most up-to-date survey of its kind' - Alan Knight, Oxford University