Mexican Mural Art: Critical Essays on a Belligerent Aesthetic
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This volume collects the work of prominent art critics, art historians, and literary critics who study the art, lives, and times of the leading Mexican muralists José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera and, among other artists, David Alfaro Siqueiros. Written exclusively for this book in English or in Spanish, and with a full-length introduction (in English), the selected essays respond to a surging interest in Mexican mural art, bringing forth new interpretations and perspectives from the standpoint of the 21st century. The volumes innovative and varied critical approaches will be of interest to a wide readership, including professors and students of Mexican muralism, as well as the speculative reader, public libraries, and art galleries around the world.
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Dimensions: 148 x 212mm
Publication Date: 28 Mar 2023
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781527595620
About
Roberto Cantú is Emeritus Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies and jointly Emeritus Professor of English at California State University Los Angeles. He is the translator from English to Spanish of José Antonio Villarreals novel Pocho (1994) and the editor of several books including An Insatiable Dialectic: Essays on Critique Modernity and Humanism (2013); The Willow and the Spiral: Essays on Octavio Paz and the Poetic Imagination (2014); The Forked Juniper: Critical Perspectives on Rudolfo Anaya (2016); and Border Folk Balladeers: Critical Studies on Américo Paredes (2018). In 1990 Cantú received Cal State LAs Outstanding Professor Award. In 2010 he was recognized at his campus with the Presidents Distinguished Professor Award. He is currently editing a book of essays titled Homecoming Trails in Mexican American Cultural History.