Mexico
A Revolution in Art, 1910 – 1940
6 July - 29 September 2013
The Sackler Wing, Burlington House
Saturday – Thursday 10am – 6pm
Friday 10am – 10pm
This exhibition has now closed.
Friends of the RA go free
This exhibition features the work of the Mexican artists who were at the forefront of the cultural renaissance which swept the country following the 1910 Revolution.
In 1910, revolution brought years of instability to Mexico but, in its aftermath, the artistic community flourished under state sponsored programmes designed to promote the ideals of the new regime.
This exhibition brings together work by Mexican artists at the forefront of the artistic movement including Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and José Clemente Orozco. Also on display is work by international artists and intellectuals who were drawn to the country by its political aspirations and the opportunities afforded to artists. Among them were Marsden Hartley, Josef Albers, Edward Burra, Paul Strand, Henri Cartier-Bresson, André Breton and Robert Capa.
Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-1940 reveals a cultural renaissance that drew in some of the most seminal figures of the 20th century, all of whom were inspired by the same subject: Mexico.
Supporters
Lead Series Supporter
2009 - 2016 Season supported by JTI Supported by Conaculta, Visitmexico.com, Sectur Amexcid, Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne
Introduction to the show
Curator Dr Adrian Locke introduces the exhibition.
Hear from our visitors
Find out what visitors to the exhibition are saying.
Gallery
El Paseo, c. 1938
Dance in Tehuantepec (Baile in Tehauntepec), 1928
Self-Portrait (Autorretrato), c. 1938
![José Guadalupe Posada, Little Calavera of [Arnulfor] Gómez (Calverita Gomista)](https://cloudinary.royalacademy.org.uk/royal-academy/image/upload/c_limit,cs_tinysrgb,dn_72,f_auto,fl_progressive.keep_iptc,w_850/qgl0z5y6hst3apmgmizi.jpg "José Guadalupe Posada, Little Calavera of [Arnulfor] Gómez (Calverita Gomista)")
Little Calavera of [Arnulfor] Gómez (Calverita Gomista), n.d.
Box of Visions (Caja de visiones), 1930
The Bone (Rural Schoolteacher) El Hueso (El maestro rural), 1940
Earth Warming, 1932
The Basilica (La Basilica), 1931
Popocatepetl, One Morning, 1932