Title: Facturasymanufacturasdelaidentidad
Description: The book explores the richness of Mexican folkart and its major influence in Mexican modernity, particularly in its formal repertories and subjects. This comprehensive work explores the role of the popular arts in the fine arts of 20th century Mexico and the way in which this revaluation of the popular cultural patrimony of the diverse regions of the country, nurtured the process of construction of a post-revolutionary nationalism. In September of 1921, president Álvaro Obregón inaugurated the magna exhibition "Exposición Nacional de Arte Popular", a cultural event that would initiate the festivities of the Independence centennial although designed as the official acknowledgment to the population involved in the recent Revolution war. This official legitimization of the popular arts and of the model of Indian-popular reference included the decisive participation of artists and intellectuals who rescued "the true spirit of Mexicanity" through the construction of identity symbols that would unified to the nation.
Subjects: Influence, Mexican Art, National characteristics, Mexican, in art, Folk art, Exhibitions, Catalogs, Popular culture
Places: Mexico
Time periods: 20th century