Diego Rivera (1886–1957) was more than just a painter—he was a storyteller, a historian, and a revolutionary with a brush. His murals burst with...
Joanna Kaszubowska 3 April 2025
Kati Horna (1912-2000) photographed both the real world and the surreal. She was a modern photographer who used her camera to document a civil war...
Natalia Tiberio 20 March 2025
Fridamania is contagious. Reading the Frida Kahlo book written by Hettie Judah almost drags us to the brink of melancholic stroke despite being armed...
Urvi Chheda 7 March 2025
The story of Frida Kahlo is narrated through her artworks. She left an indelible mark on the art world with her emotionally charged and...
Celia Leiva Otto 2 March 2025
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th-century nun and the first published feminist poet of the New World. Her written works display her sense of wit...
Natalia Iacobelli 11 February 2025
Tina Modotti was a photographer whose path parallels the great moments of 20th-century history. Her way of making art is a testimony to the world...
Maia Heguiaphal 16 December 2024
Latin American painters, sculptors, and printmakers were at the forefront of the aesthetic revolution that shook the 20th century. Until recently,...
Kathie Manthorne 16 December 2024
Diego Rivera is mostly famous for his controversial mural for the Rockefeller family and for being the husband of Frida Kahlo. Yet in his lifetime,...
Magda Michalska 9 December 2024
At the suggestion of his mother, Nelson Rockefeller commissioned Diego Rivera, a passionate Mexican socialist artist, to paint the mural that was...
Ruxi Rusu 9 December 2024
Celebrated as one of Mexico best cinematographers, Gabriel Figueroa transformed cinema, vividly introducing Mexicos landscapes, faces, and stories to...
Jimena Aullet 2 December 2024
Remedios Varo (1908-1963) was a 20th-century Surrealist painter. Born in Spain, she was forced to move to France and Mexico to escape the Spanish...
Jimena Escoto 11 October 2024
Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) is considered one of the greatest but most neglected British Surrealists. Her life story is a fascinating one: she...
Magda Michalska 11 October 2024
