Siqueiros, from paradise to Utopia
By: Irene Herner
Contributors: Siqueiros, David Alfaro
Edition: First ed.[new, cor. and aug. ed.]
Publisher: Maporrua
Published: 2010
Place of publication: México, D.F
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9786074013313
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Politics in art; Public art; Painters; Biography
Other titles: From paradise to Utopia
Work titles: Siqueiros, del paraíso a la utopía
Description: Research by art critic Herner who has studied the personal archives of Siqueiros (b. Mexico 1896-1974) for more than 10 years. With a journalist style, the author presents the artistic discourse of one of the greatest muralists of the 20th century, discovering through his manuscripts, notes and published critical texts the complex man.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [400]-411).