{"product_id":"9783836504133","title":"Rivera","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebel with a cause: A revolutionary spirit in modern art\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDiego Rivera (1886–1957)\u003c\/b\u003e is a loud presence on the art historical stage. With devout political principles and a turbulent romantic history, he was at once husband and paladin of Frida Kahlo, advocate and adversary of Stalin’s Soviet Union, and liberator and traitor of Leon Trotsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVibrant, graphic, and often monumental, Rivera’s paintings carry the same live political and passionate charge as his personal biography. Fusing European influences such as Cubism with a socialist ideology and an \u003cb\u003eexaltation of Mexico’s indigenous and popular heritage\u003c\/b\u003e, he created a new iconography for art history and for his country. He became one of the most important figures in the \u003cb\u003eMexican mural movement\u003c\/b\u003e and won international acclaim for his public wall paintings, in which he presented a \u003cb\u003eutopian yet accessible vision of a post-revolutionary Mexico\u003c\/b\u003e. In 1931, Rivera was the \u003cb\u003esubject of MoMA’s second ever monographic exhibition\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the \u003cb\u003eunique blend of influence and ideology\u003c\/b\u003e which secure Rivera’s place as both a unique and a universal painter, bound to the particular turbulent experience of early 20th century Mexico, and yet preoccupied with subjects such as \u003cb\u003erevolution and class inequity\u003c\/b\u003e which continue to speak to us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Series:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea concise biography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eapproximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060959658224,"sku":"9783836504133","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836504133_p0.jpg?v=1769887880","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836504133","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}