"Diego Rivera: His Murals and the Construction of Mexican Nationalism" Panel Discussion
Americas Society
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Panelists: Juan Rafael Coronel Rivera (Co-editor of Diego Rivera: the Complete Murals), Dr. Javier Garciadiego (President, El Colegio de México), and Dr. Robin Adèle Greeley (University of Connecticut).
Participants will discuss the trajectory of the outstanding artist Diego Rivera, his role in recent Mexican history, and his relationship to politics and the public sphere. In his murals, Rivera addressed social and political issues regarding revolutionary art and the working class, earning him a legendary status in his home country as well as abroad. He was also invited to work outside of Mexico; most notably the commission for a mural at the Rockefeller Center in New York City stirred up controversy and the piece was destroyed before it was finished. The event will launch the new publication by TASCHEN Diego Rivera: The Complete Murals. This lavish volume features numerous large-scale details of the murals.
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Schedule
May 30, 2008 from 18:30
Reservations required.