How Mexico City’s mural movement transformed walls into art
https://apnews.com/article/mural-exhibit-history-mexico-city-art-c157baef27773d1eb04813f3e26b3c68Across the main entrance of a former Jesuit college in the heart of Mexico City, a bright-colored mural depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe represents both the Indigenous religiosity and the Christianity that shaped the culture of post-colonial Mexico. The mural was created by Mexican artist Fermín Revueltas between 1922 and 1923, when the walls of Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso became the canvases for the country’s emerging muralist movement.