Textos sobre arte

Judging from his reaction, it seemed that the question had touched on a sensitive spot. He took his time, explaining that, unlike the petty wars which we as humans constantly involve ourselves in because of social, religious, or economic reasons, the war of sorcerers is not directed against other people, but against their own weaknesses. By the same token, their peace is not the submissive condition to which modern man has been reduced; rather, it is an imperturbable state of internal silence and discipline.

Rodolfo Usigli mismo inventó la metáfora del canibalismo para transmitir una idea de su logro. Había dedicado su vida, afirmaba, a crear “un teatro para caníbales en el que el mexicano se devore a sí mismo por la risa, por la pasión o por la angustia, pero que siempre, como la familia, cene en casa”.

This in-depth look at Latin American art explores the complexity of the contemporary aesthetic and cultural milieu in this vast and diverse region of the world, focusing on a critical re-reading of the Baroque in Latin America and its curious function as an important cultural metaphor. The diversity of artists represented--hailing from South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the United States--serves to critique and recuperate this concept of the Baroque that has become increasingly clichéd and misunderstood. With art by Ruben Ortiz Torres, Miguel Calderon, Rochelle Costi, Arturo Duclos,...

Opuesto al pesimismo posromántico de los simbolistas, Malévich –fiel en esto a la inspiración nietzscheana de su generación futurista– optó por un porvenir en el que el hombre sera único dueño de su destino. Confiado en la dialéctica optimista del futurismo (ruso), elaboró una buena parte del vocabulario profético, voluntarista de esta escuela. Sus frases dinámicas se estructuran con ritmo irregulares, trufadas de imágenes luminosas, bajo la apariencia de un lirismo incontrolado.