{"product_id":"phyllis-la-farge-magdalena-caris-painted-walls-of-mexico-paperback","title":"Phyllis La Farge \u0026 Magdalena Caris: Painted Walls of Mexico - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhyllis La Farge\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eMagdalena Caris\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eHomero Ardis\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen author Phyllis La Farge and photographer Magdalena Caris recently took a journey from the city of Xalapa in the state of Veracruz to the town of Coatepec, they noted that on the facades of countless public and private buildings, improvised murals had been painted. The wit and exuberance of these wall paintings, whether commercial or simply decorative, suggested an urban visual lingo that could be traced to the ancestral murals of pre-Columbian Mexico, and La Farge and Caris decided that they deserved closer study. Somewhere between a scholarly investigation and a travel book, \u003ci\u003ePainted Walls of Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e documents these often anonymous interventions. As Homero Aridjis writes in the preface, \"\u003ci\u003ePainted Walls\u003c\/i\u003e is not only an invaluable testimony to this undervalued art which is disappearing from our streets, but honors the unknown artists who, with humor and imagination but without the slightest recognition, convert the streets of their town into an open gallery.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.55 x 8.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700301598783,"sku":"9789689056232","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c65e8d4502da432100771ef2d387dbff.webp?v=1765016200","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/phyllis-la-farge-magdalena-caris-painted-walls-of-mexico-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}