Diego Rivera: His Murals and the Construction of Mexican Nationalism

Panelists: Juan Rafael Coronel Rivera (Co-editor of Diego Rivera: the Complete Murals), Dr. Javier Garciadiego (President, El Colegio de México), and Dr. Robin Adèle Greeley (University of Connecticut).

Participants will discuss the trajectory of the outstanding artist Diego Rivera, his role in recent Mexican history, and his relationship to politics and the public sphere. In his murals, Rivera addressed social and political issues regarding revolutionary art and the working class, earning him a legendary status in his home country as well as abroad. He was also invited to work outside of Mexico; most notably the commission for a mural at the Rockefeller Center in New York City stirred up controversy and the piece was destroyed before it was finished. The event will launch the new publication by TASCHEN Diego Rivera: The Complete Murals. This lavish volume features numerous large-scale details of the murals.

Free admission; Reservations are required. Please email culture@americas-society.org or call (212) 277 8359, ext. 3

Location:
Americas Society
680 Park Avenue
New York, NY

To order Diego Rivera: the Complete Murals, please contact the TASCHEN Store New York
at 212.226.2212 or store-ny@taschen.com.

This event is co-sponsored by TASCHEN New York and the Mexican Cultural Institute of New York.

The works of Diego Rivera are herein reproduced with the authorization of CONACULTA-INBA, Mexico, 2007. D. R. 2007; Banco de México, Fiduciario en el Fideicomiso relativo a los Museos Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo. Av. Cinco de Mayo No. 2, Col. Centro, Del. Cuauhtémoc 06059, México D. F. Photograph by Rafael Doniz © 2007 TASCHEN