Art, Identity, and Mexico's Gay Movement

The article discusses the role of visual arts on the Mexican LGBT movement. Topics discussed include the representation and construction of Mexicanidad in art, the history of the emergence of the LGBT movement in Mexico, and an analysis of artwork by gay and gay-friendly Mexican artists which includ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCaughan, Ed (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: Social justice
Year: 2015, Volume: 42, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 89-103
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
Art & society
Cano, Miguel
Gay artists
Gay rights movement
Salazar, Salvador
Social Movements
Zenil, Nahum
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Summary:The article discusses the role of visual arts on the Mexican LGBT movement. Topics discussed include the representation and construction of Mexicanidad in art, the history of the emergence of the LGBT movement in Mexico, and an analysis of artwork by gay and gay-friendly Mexican artists which include Nahum Zenil, Salvador Salazar and Miguel Cano.