De Los Grupos Los Individuos: Artistas Plásticos de Los Grupos Metropolitanos: Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Junio-Agosto 1985

Ciudad de México: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1985. First Edition (only edition). Tall folio in printed wraps; 64 pages: illustrations (some color); 47 cm(approximately 18 x 14 inches). "Comentarios al margen" contains 4 pamphlets in pocket Spine wrap a bit tender and chafed; minor wear to extermities; tight and clean within; overall very good to about very good thus. Paperback. ISBN: 968295141

Scarce. In Spanish. A seminal document marking a pivotal moment in the historiography of contemporary Mexican art. Examines the transition from collective artistic practices to a more individualistic ethos among Mexican artists who had emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s—many of whom were initially affiliated with informal art collectives operating in Mexico City’s burgeoning underground and alternative art scenes. Curated in the wake of Mexico’s sociopolitical shifts and amidst increasing globalization, the exhibit highlighted how these artists, once bound by shared ideological or pedagogical platforms, began to assert singular aesthetic voices. These groups—such as Proceso Pentágono, Grupo Suma, No Grupo, and others—were originally united by anti-institutional, performative, or conceptual strategies that challenged both the Mexican art establishment and its political entanglements. The exhibition and ensuing book trace how the dissolution or evolution of these groups enabled their members to redefine themselves in relation to the market, the state, and the international art discourse..Critical essays that contextualize the artists’ practices within broader narratives of identity, authorship, and cultural production in post-1968 Mexico. With contributions from art historians, critics, and possibly the artists themselves, this work captures the zeitgeist of a generation caught between collectivity and individual recognition, thereby becoming an indispensable reference for understanding Mexico’s transition from the radicalisms of the 1970s to the more plural and heterogeneous art landscape of the late 20th century. Both the exhibit and the book were instrumental in mapping a shift in Mexican visual culture—emphasizing the emergence of the “individual artist” out of the residue of radical group dynamics, and positioning that transformation within national and transnational frameworks. / Modern art movements of Mexico. 900-1999, Art mexicain 20e siècle Expositions, Art, Mexican, Art, Mexican 20th century Exhibitions, Exhibition catalogs, Politics in art, Politics in art Exhibitions, Politique dans l'art Expositions, Problèmes sociaux dans l'art Expositions, Social problems in art, Social problems in art Exhibition // Artist books.¶ A few more photos available on request. **Somewhat large item. Additional shipping fees may be needed for expedited or international orders. Please inquire**