Mexican murals in times of crisis / Bruce Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, Bruce, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mural painting and decoration, Mexican--20th century.

Mural painting and decoration, Mexican.

Mural painting and decoration--Political aspects--Mexico.

Mural painting and decoration.

Mural painting and decoration--Political aspects.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

xi, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2003]

Summary:

Blends ethnography, political science, sociology and art history to show that mural arts with no support from either the government of an elite art world have made significant contributions to Mexican culture.

Contents:

Introduction: the politics of visibility

Mexican muralism and the official public sphere

"La crisis" and dissident revisions in national form

Urbanization and critical innovations in mural practice

Figuring the public in mural form

Conclusion: an eye to the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-232) and index.

ISBN:

0816522391

OCLC:

50155803