MoMA's Anna Burkhardt looks at Clara Porset’s Butaque (c. 1957) and sees both a pivotal Latin American design object and a window into the Mexican craft traditions that inspired it.
Mexico
Ruth Fehilly made Mexico her home after falling in love—first with the country, then with artist Salvador Herrera. The couple opened The Outsiders Gallery in Centro, Queretaro last November.
The Art Institute of Chicago presents an examination of midcentury art and design with In a Cloud, in a Wall, in a Chair: Six Modernists in Mexico at Midcentury, on view from September 6, 2019–…
Understanding the destruction of the Templo Mayor in Mexico City through its archeological remains.
In 2016 LACMA acquired a monumental painting by the Mexican artist Antonio de Torres, which was originally commissioned for the Franciscan convent of San Luis Potosí. Torres was part of a circle of…
Frida Kahlo is one of the most important female artists of the 20th century. Her life was often marred by tragedy, but that did not stop her from making a powerful impact on her time and leaving a…
“All art is propaganda,” observed Diego Rivera. “The only difference is the kind of propaganda.” Rivera saw the mural as a medium for democratic expression. As part of Sotheby’s Most Famous Artworks…
