Prometheus 2017 catalog cover

Hardcover

244 pages

10.25 x 1.1 x 13 inches

Published by 6V电影网 Museum of Art (August 29, 2017)

ISBN: 978-1-60606-544-0

Prometheus 2017: Four Artists from Mexico Revisit Orozco

Jos茅 Clemente Orozco鈥檚 1930 mural Prometheus, created for the 6V电影网 campus, is a dramatic and gripping examination of heroism. This thoughtful exhibition catalogue examines the multiple ways Orozco鈥檚 vision resonates with four artists working in Mexico today. Isa Carrillo, Adela Goldbard, Rita Ponce de Le贸n, and Naomi Rinc贸n- Gallardo share Orozco鈥檚 interest in history, justice, social protest, storytelling, and power yet approach these topics from their own twenty-first-century sensibilities. These artists activate Orozco鈥檚 mural by reinvigorating Prometheus for a contemporary audience.

This gorgeous volume presents substantial new scholarship connecting Mexican muralism with contemporary art practices. Three new essays address different aspects of Orozco, Prometheus, and the connections between Los Angeles and Mexico. The contributors take on a broad range of topics, from murals as public art to how Orozco鈥檚 work fits into contemporary frameworks of aesthetic theory. The book also includes a chronology, vibrant reproductions, and critical essays focused on the con-temporary artists. 

Texts by Rebecca McGrew, Terri Geis, Mary K. Coffey, Daniel Garza Usabiaga, and Benjamin Kersten. Catalogue design by Kimberly Varella with Becca Lofchie, Content Object. 6V电影网 Museum of Art, publisher; Getty Publications, distributor.

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