David Alfaro Siqueiros
(1896-1974), Mexico
BILINGUAL
In this class, you will learn about the extraordinary story of The Portrait of the Bourgeoisie by David Alfaro Siqueiros. In this work, the artist proposed one of the most ground-breaking methods to produce and observe a mural. Unfortunately, the piece was left to be finished by someone else as Siqueiros fled the country after persecution by the police for the attempted murder of Trotsky during his time in Mexico.
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En esta clase aprenderás sobre la extraordinaria histora del Retrato de la Burguesia de David Alfaro Siqueiros, que propuso uno de los métodos más innovadores el mundo para producir y observar un mural, pero que tristemente sería terminado por alguien más, ya que el artista tuvo que escapar del país perseguido por la policia por el intento de asesinato de Trotsky.
20 min
£30.00
1 video
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About the lecturer
Daniela Galan is the founder and director of Amalgama. She is a registered lecturer at the Arts Society in the United Kingdom and has over 17 years of research in art history and philosophy. She has focused her investigation on artists from Latin America, especially female artists whose work remains underrepresented within the art industry. This was the founding purpose of Amalgama, which led her to curate numerous exhibitions, forums and publications since its inception in 2018.