A brutal history told for a modern American city, Mexican muralism in New York
Latin American Modernism: c. 1920 – 1960
This painting inspired a movement called Cannibalism, but it’s not what you think.
Tarsila do Amaral, Abaporú
Rivera celebrates indigenous culture, but also points to poverty in this melancholy painting of a flower seller.
Diego Rivera, Calla Lilly Vendor (Vendedora de ...
Why was the original version of this mural at New York’s Rockefeller Center destroyed within months of its creation?
Diego Rivera, Man Controller of the Universe
Diego is sturdy, solid, unmoving. Frida looks out, quizzically, and with her hand on his, seems to be breaking free.
Frida Kahlo, Frieda and Diego Rivera
This Cuban artist united European Surrealism with Afro-Caribbean culture.
Wilfredo Lam, The Jungle
Painted in front of MOMA visitors in 1940 as WWII waged on, Orozco’s mural depicts the triumph of war over humanity.
José Clemente Orozco, Dive Bomber and Tank
Rivera includes 400 years of history here, and guarantees that the stories normally edited out are included.
Diego Rivera, Dream of a Sunday Afternoon ...
Why was the original version of this mural at New York’s Rockefeller Center destroyed within months of its creation?
Diego Rivera, Man at the Crossroads
Rivera’s controversial murals were made at the height of Depression-era instability in auto-manufacturing Detroit.
Diego Rivera, Detroit Industry Murals
Epic murals in highly visible, public buildings were commissioned by the Mexican government to teach history.
Mexican Muralism: Los Tres Grandes—David Alfaro Siqueiros, ...
In her double self-portrait, Kahlo wears both European garb and the indigenous clothing she grew to prefer.
Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas (Las dos ...
Described by Clark as a “non object,” Bicho can take many shapes, and is manipulated by the viewer.
Lygia Clark, Bicho
Torres-García upended traditional hierarchical structures by defining the art of South America on its own terms.