PARIS — In Mexique 1900–1950, the Mexican avant-garde art of the first half of the 20th century offers a disorientating paradox. Many of the 200 works in the show were derived from the Parisian ...

SANTA FE, N. Mex. — As the growing popularity of designer colors like “greige” and its sad beige cousins suck the vibrancy out of our surroundings, the Museum of International Folk Art remains a ...

The ingredients sound so ordinary: paper, paste, cane, wire, molds and paint. From these simple materials, Mexican folk artists have created the enchanting world in “La Cartonería Mexicana | The ...

Art movements rarely conform to national borders; nor do they result from the efforts of artists alone. Transnational networks of individuals and institutions often play essential roles in seeking out ...

CHICAGO, April 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) today announced a $1 million donation from the Bayless Family Foundation, the single largest gift to date supporting ...

“Mexico is on everyone’s lips,” said American photographer Edward Weston in 1932. “Mexico and her artists.” And nearly a century later, Mexico has maintained her cult status as a source of inspiration ...

Diego Rivera is widely recognized for his influence on modern art. Active in the first half of the 20th century, he was collected by the Rockefellers, displayed at leading galleries, and remains the ...

Few 89-year-olds have their retirement-home birthday covered by the local newspaper, but Peter Rodriguez isn’t your average 89-year-old. The artist founded San Francisco’s Mexican Museum and still ...

Mexican art and Mexican American art often have treated each other more like strangers or distant cousins than like the fraternal twins they really are. In the United States, apart from in California ...