Mexican Prints and the Taller De Grafica Popular

Although I am not very familiar with Mexican culture, the exhibition did give me an unforgettable experience. This exhibition shows the influential graphic work of the artists that shaped 20th century Mexican art. The works are all about revolutions and wars, some are realistic while some are satirical.

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The works created by Jose Guadalupe Posada are one of the most impressive. The whole series of this image is consisted by several small cartoon illustrations. Because the images are small, when I first saw them I just thought those images were so cute. However, all “cute people” are skeleton, which shows satirical acuteness and political engagement. Posada was the cartoonist illustrator and artist whose work has influenced many Latin American artists and cartoonists.