New Tendencies in Mexican Art: The 1990's

by Rubén Gallo

Since the 1980s there has been considerable interest in Mexico and its art, as one can see from the sheer number of exhibitions, catalogues, and articles devoted to the subject. Despite this interest, there are few books devoted to contemporary Mexican art. New Tendencies in Mexican Art is the first book-length study devoted to a generation of Mexican artists who have had enormous international success. It focuses on several 'tendencies' Gallo has identified as prominent themes in the work of these artists including orientalism, perversion, and a fascination with urban culture.

191 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Hola, soy Rubén Gallo, autor de Muerte en La Habana, una novela policial ambientada en la noche habanera. He publicado otros libros sobre Cuba — Teoría y práctica de La Habana (2017), Crónicas de una pequeña ciudad mexicana en La Habana (2020) — además de ensayos sobre la cultura mexicana y latinoamericana como Freud en México: historia de un delirio (2015) y Los latinoamericanos de Proust (2016)

Vivo en Nueva York desde hace tiempo y soy fan de André Pieyre de Mandiargues.