La tradicion del Amate: innovacion y protesta en el arte mexicano / The Amate Tradition, Innovation and DIssent in Mexican Art (English and Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9686272089 ISBN 13: 9789686272086

Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr, 1996

Synopsis

An outstanding exhibition catalogue and documentation of the Amate paintings and artwork of the Nahuatl-speaking communities in Mexico's Balsas River basin. The collection originated from work done to protest the construction of a hydroelectric dam near San Juan Tetelcingo in 1990. Intended for reproduction as flyers in an unconventional message of protest, the resulting art far surpassed any aesthetic or political expectation and evolved into an exhibition at the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum. The numerous color photographs attest to the works' power and dignity. The accompanying text details the history of the indigenous people and their art in both Spanish and English, also with extraordinary photographs of daily life and celebrations. The volume's price is an extraordinary value. Lacks an index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Published by the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago, and Casa de las Imagenes, S.A. de c.v., Mexico City.

Distributed by The University of New Mexico Press

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 9686272089
• ISBN 13: 9789686272086
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168
• Editor: Amith Jonathan D.