Tragedy and triumph: the drama of Jose Clemente Orozco (1883–1949)
A great ideological struggle is never a day at the beach. Whether its matrix is race, nationality or economic inequality, the fight of the oppressed against the oppressor is always a somber affair. Nob...
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Rebel without a pause: the tempestuous life of Diego Rivera
In art as in life, Diego Rivera was a man constantly in rebellion. At 16, he left the prestigious San Carlos Academy in Mexico City in protest against the academy's emphasis on representational art. He...
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The artist as activist: David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896–1974)
With the possible exception of André Malraux, no individual associated with the arts has been involved in direct political action more than David Alfaro Siqueiros. Student agitator, soldier, leader of...
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Las Pozas: Edward James' fantasy stands tall in a jungle in Mexico
The Surrealist poet, self-styled architect and arts patron Edward James liked to put his ideas into concrete form before they got away
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