Constructing Latin America : architecture, politics, and race at the museum of modern art. / txt
Patricio del Real.
- xi, 306 pages : ; ill. ; photo. ; maps ; col. ; 26 cm book
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1 Philip Johnson versus Diego Rivera and the Battle for an American Interior -- Chapter 2 Fighting for the “New Architecture” in Mexico -- Chapter 3 Brazil Builds and the Search for a “Latin American Spirit" -- Chapter 4 Our Man in MoMA: René d' Harnoncourt, the “Mixed-Blood,” and the "Cholo” -- Chapter 5 Emergent Civilizations: U.S. “Urban Jungles” and Latin American "Weak Forms” -- Chapter 6 Henry-Russell Hitchcock Takes Latin America to the Brink -- Chapter 7 Latin America Takes Command --
In the interwar period and immediately following World War II, the U.S. government promoted the vision of a modern, progressive, and democratic Latin America and worked to cast the region as a partner in the fight against fascism and communism. This effort was bolstered by the work and products of many institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Using modern architecture to imagine a Latin America under postwar U.S. leadership, MoMA presented blockbuster shows, including Brazil Builds (1943) and Latin American Architecture since 1945 (1955), that deployed racially coded aesthetics and emphasized the confluence of "Americanness" and "modernity" in a globalizing world. Delving into the heated debates of the period and presenting never-before-published internal documents and photos from the museum and the Nelson A. Rockefeller archives, Patricio del Real is the first to fully address MoMA's role in U.S. cultural imperialism and its consequences through its exhibitions on Latin American art and architecture.
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Museum of Modern Art--Exhibitions.--New York, N.Y. Museum of Modern Art--New York, N.Y. Imperialism and architecture Architecture--Exhibitions--Latin America Architecture--Political aspects--United States Exhibitions--Political aspects--United States Architecture Architecture--Political aspects Exhibitions--Political aspects