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SUMMARY:Bridging Worlds: The Influence of Diego Rivera and Latin Artists on European Art Movements
DESCRIPTION:Discover the vibrant exchange of artistic styles and cultural influences of Diego Rivera and Latin artists who journeyed across Europe in the early 20th century. \nThis insightful lecture explores how artists like Diego Rivera engaged with and transformed European art movements\, creating a rich tapestry of innovation and cross-cultural dialogue that shaped both Latin American and European art. \nLearn how their travels and interactions fostered a unique fusion of traditions\, techniques\, and visions\, reshaping the global art landscape in a presentation by Professor of Modern Latin American Art History at George Mason University and author of Transatlantic Encounters\, Dr. Michele Greet. \nGreet brings her expertise to this compelling exploration of artistic transformation and collaboration. This lecture is offered in conjunction with AMFA’s exhibition Rivera’s Paris\, which highlights the crucial period in Rivera’s artistic journey\, offering insight into his evolution as a modernist and the global context of his work. \nLive open captioning is provided during this event. \nAfter the lecture\, enjoy dinner at AMFA’s Park Grill. Space is limited. To make reservations\, contact: 501-396-0390 or parkgrill@arkmfa.org. \n\n\nAbout Dr. Michele Greet\nDr. Michele Greet is Professor of modern Latin American art history at George Mason University. She is author of Transatlantic Encounters: Latin American Artists in Paris between the Wars\, 1918-1939 (Yale University Press: 2018) and Beyond National Identity: Pictorial Indigenism as a Modernist Strategy in Andean Art\, 1920-1960 (Penn State University Press: 2009). She is co-editor\, with Gina McDaniel Tarver\, of the anthology Art Museums of Latin America: Structuring Representation (Routledge: 2018). \n\n\n\nShe has written exhibition catalogue essays on modern Latin American art for MoMA (New York)\, Fundación Juan March (Madrid)\, Museu de Arte de São Paulo\, El Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes (Mexico City)\, Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, and El Museo del Barrio (New York). \n\n\n\nShe is currently an Ailsa Mellon Bruce Senior Fellow at the National Gallery of Art where she is working on a book entitled Abstraction in the Andes\, 1950-1970. \n\n\n\n\n\nBridging Worlds: The Influence of Diego Rivera and Latin Artists on European Art Movements is supported in part by the Alice L. Walton Foundation. \nRivera’s Paris is supported in part by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation with additional support from the Robert Lehman Foundation. \nThis exhibition is organized by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. \nARTWORK: Diego Rivera (Guanajuato\, Mexico\, 1886 – 1957\, Mexico City\, Mexico)\, Still Life with Bread Knife\, 1915\, oil on canvas\, 27 3/4 x 31 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.\, On loan from the Columbus Museum of Art: Gift of Ferdinand Howald. 1931.089.
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