Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

The article in which Choque [Shock] stated its basic principles included a promise to use more graphics to promote the visual arts. However, the four large pages in the first issue contained a mere couple of boxes with a drawing by Jesús [...]

In this speech delivered at the Universidad Obrera [Workers’ College] and transcribed in this article, the artist Jesús Guerrero Galván discusses the perspective and mission of the artist: “ . . . when confronted with social problems . . . it [...]

Jesús Guerrero Galván makes some observations about the production by Leopoldo Méndez, within the context of several group exhibitions that were held in 1926. He qualifies the social function of the œuvre by his colleague and considers his [...]