Author: Deborah Holtz & Juan Carlos Mena
- Fiction
- Planeta Publishing
- ISBN: ? 9786073916226
- Release Date: 09-03-2024
Synopsis
A tribute to one of Mexico’s best-known traditions, this photo book is a tribute to an iconic tradition. This book features both exceptional traditional material—such as vibrant folk art and crafts, flamboyant costumes and masks, special food and drink—but also a funkier, more modern approach that blends lively music and dance, colorful parades, cutting-edge contemporary street art, and a festive atmosphere that engages all the senses.
Featuring hundreds of specially commissioned photographs and voluminous in-depth research, the book is lavishly illustrated and designed with an aesthetic that draws on both traditional material as well as Mexico’s contemporary art. Blending visual elements inspired by the country’s pre-Hispanic heritage, European influences, and modern art trends, this book explores the evolution of the Day of the Dead and the special role it plays in Mexico and abroad.
El Día de Muertos forma ya parte del calendario de celebraciones en el mundo. ¿Cómo un ritual que fusiona algunas ceremonias indígenas con el culto a la muerte en Europa se ha extendido por el planeta?
Este libro presenta por primera vez el asombroso espectro de una celebración que abarca desde lo tradicional hasta lo contemporáneo. Este tributo al Día de Muertos, ilustrado con cientos de fotografías, es un registro estético único de la herencia cultural mexicana que involucra todos los sentidos: arte y artesanía popular, disfraces y máscaras, comida y bebida, música y bailes, desfiles, arte callejero de vanguardia, altares, flores, calaveras, murales y objetos de colección.
