Instante/revelacion

Moments in Mexican Photography

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

301 kr

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Presentingnearly 150 pictures made between 1920 and 2017,Instante/revelacion highlights the work of thirteenrenowned photographers who feature prominently in the history of the mediumin Mexico, including Lola and Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Graciela Iturbide, andPablo Ortiz Monasterio.Through a dynamic selection ofimages, the publication explores some of the intertwined sociocultural forcesthat shape life and art in Mexico. Among the photographs are stunningpresentations of landscapes, architecture, and flora and fauna from acrossthe country; depictions of daily life; and portraits of Mexicanartists and writers such as Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and Octavio Paz. Anillustrated essay examines the significant role photobooks and periodicalsplayed in disseminating these images.The photographers are linked by friendship, influence, and collaboration. Theirworks, when viewed together as a collective narrative, reveal the spirit offruitful exchange that characterizes this exciting chapter in Mexico'sphotographic history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-07-10
Mått:165 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska, Spanska
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Getty Trust Publications
ISBN:9798887120317

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Julieta Pestarino is assistant curator, Photographs, J. Paul Getty Museum.

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"In this richly illustrated bilingual catalogue, JulietaPestarino demonstrates how twentieth-century Mexican photography was profoundlyinterconnected and collectively conceived. This book is a must-have for anyoneseeking an introduction to the development of one of the most influential andinternationally recognized photographic traditions in Latin America."- Juanita Solano Roa, Associate Professor, Department of Art History,Universidad de los Andes, BogotaInstante/revelacion: Moments in MexicanPhotography explores the fertile artistic milieu of twentieth-centuryphotography in Mexico, providing irrefutable testimony of its indomitable forcewithin global modernism. -Alejandra Uslenghi, Associate Professor inLatin American Literature and Culture, Director of Comparative LiteraryStudies, Northwestern UniversityJulieta Pestarino has meticulously organized a set of powerfulimages into visual clusters that form a constellation of Mexican culturethroughout the twentieth century. This publication reveals how photography inMexico has taken shape in community and transcended globally, turning everydaysurroundings into photo-poetry.Julieta Pestarino, en su delicada labor, organiza en núcleosvisuales un conjunto de imágenes potentes que conforman una constelación de lacultura mexicana, a lo largo del siglo XX. Este catálogo revela que lafotografía en México ha tomado forma en comunidad y que ha trascendidoglobalmente, tornando fotopoético al entorno cotidiano.— Vanesa Magnetto, Universidad Nacional de las Artes, Universidadde Buenos Aires, CONICET