Segrada

The present research study represents art historian Ramirez' reflections on the modernistic movement developed in Mexico in the early 20th century through detailed examination of diverse critical texts published in exhibition catalogues and other publications. The author analyses the protagonists, the institutions (particularly that of the National School of Fine Arts) and the visual expressions that represented the modernist alternative of Post Revolutionary Mexico. Some names mentioned include noted artists like: Jesús Contreras, Julio Ruela, German Gedovius, Gerardo Murillo (Dr. Atl),...

One day some stretched-out gentlemen come and ask a father to be king. It seems a good opportunity, but in the end one must choose between being king and being a father. In a simple story, the authors invite us to reflect on the relationship of fathers and sons.

Granada,1890. La Alhambra acaba de sufrir su peor incendio. Sofocando sus llamas cae herido Max Cid y sus detractores lo aprovechan para incriminarle como autor del suceso. Hasta Madrid llega su hija Carmela a pedir ayuda al conocido novelista Benito Pérez Galdós con quien entablará una gran amistad. Max Cid es ya un reconocido periodista granadino que critica la destrucción del patrimonio histórico de su ciudad y por ello se ha creado grandes enemistades entre políticos y empresarios que ven con buenos ojos que Granada se modernice a cambio de destruir sus antiguos monumentos. En estas ...