The Murals of the Revolution Museum in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

The mural movement was inextricably linked to the growing sense of Mexican national identity and the renaissance in Mexican art that followed the revolution.
Rather than being an organic, naturally evolving, artistic movement, its development represented a very deliberate approach on the part of the Mexican Government and coincided with the appointment of José Vasconcelos as Minister of Public Education in 1921.
The three leaders of the mural movement – Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros – were known collectively as Los tres grandes, the three greats, and their legacy is still felt in Mexico today.
During Mexico’s colonial era and later under the leadership of Diaz, muralism had been utilised by the church as a powerful tool for educating the masses.
However, together, Los tres grandes seized the power of mural painting from the church, inserting ancient Mexican traditions into bold and revolutionary twentieth-century murals.
The muralists broke down the traditional barriers in art, making art accessible to all people rather than merely available to the intellectual elite.
Frida & Diego: Love & Revolution
24 Jun - 17 Sep
Only in Adelaide
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Installation view: Frida & Diego: Love & Revolution featuring work by Diego Rivera; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide 2023; Photo: Saul Steed.

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