Sep 12, 1998 by M. A. Bello
Latin American Art in the Twentieth Century. Edited by Edward J. Sullivan.
London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1996. 352 pages.
ISBN: 0-7148-3210-3.
When Latin American Art in the Twentieth Century was first published a couple of years ago, the book was very warmly received by English language readers. Since there is usually so little written in [...]
Jun 1, 1998 by M. A. Bello
Cristóbal de Villalpando ca. 1649-1714.
Juana Gutiérrez Hages, Pedro Angeles, Clara Bargellini and Rogelio Ruiz Gomar.
Mexico: Fomento Cultural Banamex, 1997. 444 pages.
ISBN: 968-7009-55-1.
A blockbuster of an exhibition — Cristóbal de Villalpando: pintor barroco novohispano — opened last November at the Palacio Iturbide in Mexico City. Eighty works by New Spain’s leading Baroque painter were [...]
May 2, 1998 by M. A. Bello
The Maya Textile Tradition.
Photographs by Jeffrey Jay Foxx. Edited by Margot Blum Schevill.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1997. 232 pages.
ISBN: 0-8109-4291-7.
Photography books by Jeffrey Jay Foxx fall into the coffee table category. The success of both Living Maya (1989) and The Turquoise Trail (1993) is based on his truly magnificent photographs, not [...]
Mar 28, 1998 by M. A. Bello
Folk Art of Spain and the Americas. Marion Oettinger, Jr., Editor.
San Antonio Museum of Art and Abbeville Press, 1997. 199 pages.
ISBN: 0-7892-0378-2.
For the next couple of years, a major exhibition called El Alma del Pueblo will travel in the United States from San Antonio to Miami, Tucson, New York, Chicago, Sacramento, and San [...]
Feb 14, 1998 by M. A. Bello
El tesoro de La Merced, arte e historia. Ana María Urruela de Quezada, Editor.
Guatemala: Proyecto Artístico, Iglesia de La Merced/Compañía de Jesús
and CITBANK, 1997. 240 pages.
ISBN: 84-8377-411-9.
The church of La Merced in Guatemala City at the corner of 5ta. Calle and 11 Avenida in Zona 1 is a building of great historical importance. [...]
Dec 20, 1997 by M. A. Bello
Luis González Palma: New Work
James Danziger Gallery, 130 Prince St., New York, NY 10012
11 December 1997 – 31 January 1998
Luis González Palma placed Guatemala on the world map of fine art photography almost a decade ago. His large-size exhibition prints are available internationally at galleries in major cities, and his work can be found [...]