Paint the Revolution

A comprehensive look at four transformative decades that put Mexico's modern art on the map

In the wake of the 1910-20 Revolution, Mexico emerged as a center of modern art, closely watched around the world. Highlighted are the achievements of the tres grandes (three greats)-Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros-and other renowned figures such as Rufino Tamayo and Frida Kahlo, but the book goes beyond these well-known names to present a fuller picture of the period from 1910 to 1950.

Fourteen essays by authors from both the United States and Mexico offer a thorough reassessment of Mexican modernism from multiple perspectives. Some of the texts delve into thematic topics-developments in mural painting, the role of the government in the arts, intersections between modern art and cinema, and the impact of Mexican art in the United States-while others explore specific modernist genres-such as printmaking, photography, and architecture. This beautifully illustrated book offers a comprehensive look at the period that brought Mexico onto the world stage during a period of political upheaval and dramatic social change.

Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City

Exhibition Schedule:

Philadelphia Museum of Art
(10/25/16-01/08/17)

Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City
(02/03/17-04/30/17)


Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
(June-September 2017)