The Adventures of the Modernist Cannibals (Les Aventures des Cannibales Modernistes)

1999
(American, b. 1953)
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Each page: 19 x 29.3 cm (7 1/2 x 11 9/16 in.); Overall: 19.2 x 235.1 cm (7 9/16 x 92 9/16 in.)
© Enrique Chagoya
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Enrique Chagoya modeled Les Aventures des Cannibales Modernistes on the format of a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican codex. By altering, combining, and juxtaposing images from diverse sources, Chagoya presents cultural and religious icons in contradictory and unexpected contexts, thus disrupting a linear view of history. In this topsy-turvy world, Mexican stereotypes play dominant roles, complicating the idea of European political and artistic supremacy.
The Adventures of the Modernist Cannibals (Les Aventures des Cannibales Modernistes)

The Adventures of the Modernist Cannibals (Les Aventures des Cannibales Modernistes)

1999

Enrique Chagoya, Shark's Ink, Shark's Ink

(American, b. 1953), null, null
America

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