Diego Rivera

Paper Summary:

This work discusses how public space planning can be used as a politically motivated and concerted effort on the part of those in power to reshape society by planning and reshaping its public spaces. The paper then presents a biographical and political discussion about Diego Rivera, exploring his life, his work and his mind as a public contributor to political and social thought through his art.

Outline:
Introduction
Politics of Public Planning
Diego Rivera the Politician

From the Paper:

"In an article discussing the connections between the famous muralist, and political activist Diego Rivera there is a statement about art that demonstrates both the depth of Rivera's involvement in the political and the controversies that surrounded him and his allies. The Mexican art movement of the 1920s-30s was a foundational backdrop to Rivera's political leanings, described later in this work by a contextual biographer of Rivera. It would seem contrary to say that if Rivera had not been so adamant a proponent of public art, many of his ideas and works would have been lost to the walls of private homes and indoor museums, but his activism was in fact rooted in his idea of public art as a tool of political and social revolution and therefore in his mind to be displayed for the world to see and the community to build from."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Charlot, Jean. Mexican Art and the Academy of San Carlos, 1785-1915. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1962. Questia. 30 Apr. 2007 <http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=31153840>.
• Foucault, Michel, and Paul Rabinow. "57 Space, Knowledge and Power." Companion to Contemporary Architectural Thought. Ed. Ben Farmer and Hentie Louw. London: Routledge, 1993. 342-348. Questia. 30 Apr. 2007 <http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=109097299>.
• Holston, James, ed. Cities and Citizenship. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1999. Questia. 30 Apr. 2007 <http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=15224751>.
• Kramer, Michael, and Sam Roberts. I Never Wanted to Be Vice-President of Anything! An Investigative Biography of Nelson Rockefeller. New York: Basic Books, 1976. Questia. 30 Apr. 2007 <http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=100290313>.
• Lee, Anthony W. "Mural Painting and Social Revolution in Mexico: 1920-1940, Art of the New Order." Art Journal 58.1 (1999): 114+. Questia. 30 Apr. 2007 <http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001252712>.

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