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Juan O'Gorman
Reconocido como una de las grandes figuras de la arquitectura del siglo XX, Juan O'Gorman es, sin embargo, más popular por su trabajo pictórico. Casualmente en su obra más famosa, la Biblioteca Central de la Ciudad Universitaria, reunió las dos artes y gracias a ello hoy recibe un gran reconocimiento en el extranjero y entre los expertos. Sin embargo, poco se conoce de su aportación al estilo funcionalista con la construcción, entre 1929 y 1932, de la casa para su familia y las dos que hizo para Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo, en San Ángel. Este libro sigue la ruta intelectual que llevó a O'Gorman a romper con la academia y sus fundamentos estéticos para proponer estos diseños radicalmente originales, y debe considerarse una medida de defensa de estas obras de relevancia excepcional, lo mismo por sus méritos arquitectónicos que por el valor histórico que les confiere el haber sido morada de dos artistas excepcionales y que hoy, después de haber sido restauradas por el INBA, forman parte del patrimonio artístico de México y cumplen funciones museográficas.
Un Escultor de la Revolución
El doctor en historia Xavier Guzmán Urbiola analiza la obra escultórica de Oliverio Martínez de Hoyos, misma que produjo en un arco temporal de una década y que responde a “la clara necesidad de cantar las alabanzas de los logros revolucionarios con voces afines al muralismo”. El dominio académico del escultor le permitió hacer eficiente su trabajo de grandes dimensiones en donde se asocia la escultura con la arquitectura. El presente ensayo se ocupa sólo de sus trabajos de escala mayor, particularmente los cuatro grupos escultóricos del Monumento a la Revolución (Mexicana); estos son: “La Independencia”: “Las Leyes de Reforma”; “Las Leyes Agrarias” y “Las Leyes Obreras”.
Casa O'Gorman 1929
After seven months of restoration, and a hard management for its purchase, the House of Juan O'Gorman projected in 1929 will reopen its doors in 2016. Located in front of the former Hacienda de Goicochea (today San Ángel Inn restaurant) was built in what was the tennis courts of the estate, lands acquired by Juan O'Gorman with the payment of fees for his collaborations with Carlos Obregón Santacilia. Completed in 1929, it is considered as 'the first functionalist home' in Mexico, in whichintentionally simplifies the naked use of concrete slabs and makes the slenderness of the posts look, evoking the "Maisons domino" of Le Corbusier (1914).
Constructing Identity in Contemporary Architecture
The global spread of uniform modes of production and cultural values has been accompanied by a dissemination of stereotypes of "modern" architecture styles almost everywhere around the globe. Paradoxically, the reverse process has also emerged: In some countries, the elites feel the necessity to counterbalance the "loss of identity" and defend their own cultures against the "intruding" forces of globalization. What started as a defensive notion has developed into a more progressive attempt to re-create what has allegedly been lost. This trend is being strongly expressed in discourses about architecture in countries of the South. Who are the actors feeling compelled to "construct" new identities? How are these new identities in architecture created in various parts of the world? And, which are the ingredients borrowed from various historical and ethnic traditions and other sources? These and other questions are discussed in five case studies from different parts of the world, written by renowned scholars from Brazil, Mexico, Egypt, India and Singapore.
María Izquierdo and Frida Kahlo
María Izquierdo (1902–1955) and Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) were the first two Mexican women artists to achieve international recognition. During the height of the Mexican muralist movement, they established successful careers as easel painters and created work that has become an integral part of Mexican modernism. Although the iconic Kahlo is now more famous, the two artists had comparable reputations during their lives. Both were regularly included in major exhibitions of Mexican art, and they were invariably the only women chosen for the most important professional activities and honors. In a deeply informed study that prioritizes critical analysis over biographical interpretation, Nancy...
A Concise History of Mexico
An illustrated introduction to Mexico's historical and contemporary issues, problems and events.
Building the New World
Brasilia, Caracas, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro ... cities synonymous with some of the most innovative and progressive architecture of the past century.
Dude Lit
How did men become the stars of the Mexican intellectual scene? Dude Lit examines the tricks of the trade and reveals that sometimes literary genius rests on privileges that men extend one another and that women permit. The makings of the “best” writers have to do with superficial aspects, like conformist wardrobes and unsmiling expressions, and more complex techniques, such as friendship networks, prizewinners who become judges, dropouts who become teachers, and the key tactic of being allowed to shift roles from rule maker (the civilizado) to rule breaker (the bárbaro). Certain writing habits also predict success, with the “high and hard” category reserved for men’s writing and ...
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Creating Pátzcuaro, Creating Mexico
In the 1930s, the artistic and cultural patronage of celebrated Mexican president Lázaro Cárdenas transformed a small Michoacán city, Pátzcuaro, into a popular center for national tourism. Cárdenas commissioned public monuments and archeological excavations; supported new schools, libraries, and a public theater; developed tourism sites and infrastructure, including the Museo de Artes e Industrias Populares; and hired artists to paint murals celebrating regional history, traditions, and culture. The creation of Pátzcuaro was formative for Mexico; not only did it provide an early model for regional economic and cultural development, but it also helped establish some of Mexico's most end...
