La armonía de las estrellas

A look at the work of sixteen postwar Mexican photographers--including Tina Modetti, Flor Gardegno, and Eugenia Vargas--shows how the photographers explore traditional themes in Mexican culture with innovative styles.

"Follows a fictional Sheffield band from Mexico, in the style of legendary magazine 'The Face' ... The context of the event [Art Sheffield 05] was 'Spectator T', a fictitious art goer without exposure to contemporary aesthetics, and the idea was to present artworks that would challenge this person's preconceived ideas about art. Thus, Toledo created a cover band that sang songs by local Sheffield groups, and named it after the cult Sheffield nightclub, The Limit, which closed in 1992. The band was created in Mexico ... where it played one local concert, then came to Sheffield, where it played ...

A comienzos de la década de los ochenta, se editó Toledo en la fotografía del Alguacil, 1832-1914 un magnífico libro realizado por historiadores toledanos a través del que se rescató del olvido, y se dio a conocer, la figura de Casiano Alguacil. Mediante este estudio, resultado de una labor de investigación en bibliotecas, hemerotecas y archivos fotográficos de distintas instituciones, se pretende demostrar el merecido lugar que Casiano Alguacil ocupa dentro de la historia de la fotografía, ya que, sin duda, fue uno de los mejores fotógrafos españoles de la segunda mitad del siglo...

This title offers monographs on the most important Spanish, African and Latin American photographers. "The PhotoBolsillo" series is dedicated to publishing monographs on the most notable Spanish, African, and Latin American photographers of the recent past. Each small-format paperback features full-page, full-colour and black-and-white photographs representing the best of the artist's portfolio - each of which is captioned with title and year. Additionally there is a Chronology, plus lists of exhibitions and collections in which the photographer's work has been/is displayed, plus a brief...