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Who did Tarsila give Abaporu as a birthday present? Why do you think this was important for the story and art history?
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During this video, we will outline the framework that will enable us to study Frida’s work, questioning the narrative of pain and suffering her work has been read through, alongside her relationship with surrealism. We will also dive into one of her artworks to understand her origins and how she ...

In this video, we will study the importance of Frida’s relationship with politics and how it served her to build a completely distinct persona. We will explore the origins of one of her most famous artworks, My Dress Hangs There, which she made while she was in New York with her husband, Diego Ri...

In this video, we will explore how Frida addressed sexuality in her artworks. We will explore 3 of her paintings, allowing us to observe how trailblazer she was for sexual liberation and self-determination at the beginning of the 20th century. To help you navigate this video, we recommend you ans...

In this video, we will question Frida’s relationship with Surrealism and how much it serves her work (or not) to be placed within that category by analysing in depth the painting The Two Fridas exhibited in the Surrealist Exhibition in Mexico in 1940. To help you navigate this video, we recommend...

In this video, you will learn the four key elements that make Mexican Muralism so distinct from the European avant-garde. To help you navigate this video, we invite you to answer the following questions as you go along.

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In this video, you will learn the story of Mexican Muralism through the eyes of Aurora Reyes. To help you navigate this video, we invite you to answer the following questions as you go along.

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In this video, you will study the beginning of Leonora Carrington’s practice through a series of her books and paintings. To help you navigate it, we suggest answering the following questions while you watch it.
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In this video, you will learn about the few years Carrington worked alongside the surrealist group and how the war affected her relationship with it. To help you navigate it, we suggest answering the following questions while you watch it.
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In this video, you will learn how Carrington’s aesthetics transformed after arriving in Mexico, as well as the relationship she developed with Remedios Varo. To help you navigate it, we suggest answering the following questions while you watch it.

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In this video, we will begin exploring the outstanding artistic proposal of Carmen Mondragon, later known as Nahui Olin. To navigate it, we suggest answering the following questions as you watch it:
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In this video, we will study the beginning of her practice, her literary and artistic exploration background, and her trailblazer perspective around female pleasure. To navigate it, we suggest answering the following questions as you watch it:
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In this video, we will study the inception of Nahui Olin as one of the first performers in Mexico and perhaps the world. To navigate it, we suggest answering the following questions as you watch it:

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In this video, you will discover the circumstances that propelled Lola Alvarez Bravo into her role as the first female photojournalist in Mexico. We will delve into specific aspects of her political context to comprehend why she began to distance herself from the conception of national identity c...

In this video, we will delve deeper into her practice, analysing several of her photographs. Through this exploration, we will uncover how she distanced herself from her mentor and former husband, beginning to narrate a chronicle of Mexico in the early 20th century that deviated from the mainstre...

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 cen...

In this video, you will learn about the work of Débora Arango, the first woman in Colombia to paint and exhibit female nudes. To help you study her work, we recommend answering the following questions as you watch the video:
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During this video, you will learn how Arango critically observed Colombia through her political satire. To help you navigate the video, we recommend answering the following questions as you watch the video.
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In this video, you will learn why Remedios Varo is usually studied in the context of art from Latin America, without disregarding the historical context of the Spanish and French art scene of the time. To help you learn it, we recommend answering the following questions while watching the video. ...

In this video, you will explore Varo's relationship with Surrealism, studying the group's historical importance for the art scene at the time. To help you learn it, we recommend answering the following questions while you watch the video.
Was Surrealism an exclusively Parisian movement?
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In this video, we will study five paintings that Varo made after her arrival in Mexico, which distanced her significantly from the Surrealist movement. To help you study them, we recommend answering the following questions as you go.
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In this bonus video, you will study Varo's relationship with Einstein's theory of relativity. To help you study it, we recommend answering the following questions as you watch.
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In this video, we will explore how the narrative built around Maria Izquierdo's work has limited her work's critical reading. Likewise, we will explore her early paintings to examine her distinct visual aesthetic. To help you navigate this video, we recommend you answer the following questions as...

This video will explore Izquierdo’s relationship with the artist Rufino Tamayo and her unique exploration of the Circus theme. To help you navigate this video, we recommend you answer the following questions as you watch it.
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In this video, we will explore the controversy that her work endured during the 40s as her fame grew. We will explore three of her 1940s paintings in depth to question the allegations many critics made regarding the apparent decay of her initial proposals. To help you navigate this video, we reco...

In this video, you will learn about the artist Amelia Pelaez and the beginning of her artistic education. To help you navigate her work, we recommend you answer the following questions as you watch the video:
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In this video, you will learn about the artist Amelia Pelaez's return to Cuba. To help you navigate her work, we recommend you answer the following questions as you watch the video:
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