Romero Barros y Sevilla

This book presents a selection of works from the contemporary art collection of the UMAC, emphasizing more recent acquisitions and a few works that have been placed on long-term loan. Also includes some of the highlights from earlier phases of the collection's history.

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,...

Existe un público cada vez mayor y más interesado en las temáticas donde confluyen aspectos como el arte, el patrimonio, la educación, los museos, las tecnologías y la gestión cultural. En una sociedad que avanza entre lo presencial y lo virtual no puede imaginarse un patrimonio sin migraciones. A partir de estas consideraciones, en esta obra se revisa desde diferentes ámbitos el término patrimonio, y se presentan las reflexiones de diferentes especialistas así como sus aportaciones para introducir y diseccionar el nuevo concepto de patrimonios migrantes. Con la intención de...

In a profusely illustrated volume that gathers more than 150 of Diego Velázquez's most representative works, Fernando Marías describes in detail the life and work of the artist and dissects his style. The result is an accessible, erudite, and complete exploration of the work of a man who became Philip IV's favorite painter and is now considered one of the three greatest Spanish painters of all time. En un volumen profusamente ilustrada que recopila más de 150 de las obras más representativas de Diego Velázquez, Fernando Marías describe minuciosamente la vida y obras del artista y...