In this video, we will study two significant contributions of Lola Alvarez Bravo to Mexican art that allowed the Mexican audience to understand the power of the photographic medium, particularly photojournalism, and enabled her to tell the cultural story of Mexico at the beginning of the 20th century.
What is the importance of her pioneering work in photomontage?
What is the difference between her photomontages and the ones carried out by Tina Modotti?
How was she influenced by muralists, constructivists, and surrealist styles in her collages?
What were the limitations of her collages and her use in mural commissions?
What were the breakthroughs?
What did her role as educator, curator, and gallerist offer her?
What is the importance of her documentation of renowned cultural agents? How does that change our reading of Mexican artistic history?