Los Contemporáneos y su tiempo

Los Contemporáneos y su tiempo

by Arturo I. Saucedo González, Miguel Fernández Félix

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The catalog is a detailed chronology of the 11 writers belonging to the generation of "Los Contemporáneos" with the full color reproductions of the 294 pieces, including publications, correspondence, photography, sculptures, paintings, drawings, engravings and screenplays that compose the exhibition. The generation of "Los Contemporáneos", was a Mexican modernist group, active in the late 1920's and early 1930's of 11 literates that included José y Celestino Gorostiza, Gilberto Owen, Bernardo Ortiz de Montellano, Jaime Torres Bodet, Salvador Novo, Xavier Villaurrutia, Enrique González Rojo, Carlos Pellicer, Jorge Cuesta and Samuel Ramos. The book includes texts by Miguel Capistrán, Luis Mario Schneider, Adolfo Castañón, José Joaquin Blanco, Alberto Enríquez Perea, Rosa García, Guillermo Sheridan, Anthony Stanton, Víctor Díaz, Marisol Luna, Arturo Rodríguez, Erika Madrigal, Evodio Escalante, Rafael Vargas and Víctor Soto, amongst others.

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    How does the multidisciplinary nature of this exhibition catalog—featuring correspondence, photography, paintings, and screenplays alongside literature—expand our understanding of Los Contemporáneos beyond just their written words?

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    In what ways did Los Contemporáneos navigate the tension between embracing international modernism and defining a distinct Mexican cultural identity during the post-revolutionary era?

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    Arturo I. Saucedo González and Miguel Fernández Félix curate a group portrait of eleven distinct literary figures; which of these individuals or their artistic trajectories did you find yourself most drawn to, and why?

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