Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

In this critical essay introducing the book Pintores populares de Caracas, Perán Erminy explains his view of the problems of the valorization and understanding of vernacular art. The author clarifies that he was not responsible for the selection of [...]

Damián Bayón provides a far-reaching reading of Cubism on the basis of an exhibition held at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris that ran from February to April 1953. Before delving into specific concerns, he explains the overall perspective of his [...]

In this article Damián Bayón interviews art historian Pierre Francastel (1900–1970) regarding the problem of abstract art, based upon what Bayón read in [Francastel’s] books. Before beginning [the interview], he states that the questions he [...]