Art
Shifting the Modernist Center of Gravity to Mexican Muralists
Proposing an overdue historical corrective, Vida Americana is a reminder that neither the US or European avant-garde maintained a monopoly on Modernism.
José Clemente Orozco
Art
Using Palmistry to Understand Mexican Muralist José Clemente Orozco
On September 7, art historian Mary Coffey and artist Isa Carrillo will reflect on Orozco's mural "Prometheus" at the Pomona College Museum of Art — and offer palm readings in the process.
Art
Painting a Fuller, More Complicated History of Mexican Modern Art
An exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Arts explores the many strands of Mexican modern art, shedding light on artists and movements beyond the best-known muralists.
News
Hood Museum Digitizing 4,000 Indigenous Artifacts
By this summer, Dartmouth College's Hood Museum of Art plans to have over 4,000 Native American art objects digitized.