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A Must For Lovers of Mexican Art and Crafts
Anyone who loves the many fine forms of Mexican art and crafts will love to own even one issue of this very fine magazine. The quality of the magazine itself is excellent, with very good paper stock and excellent color reproductions of the subject covered. Each issue deals with a specific subject and all of the essays in the issue pertain to that subject, giving the reader a wide range of viewpoints. The version I subscribe to is bilingual and although the English versions of the essays are, rather inconveniently, in the back of the magazine, it forces me to try to read the Spanish versions so that I can be looking at the artwork the essay is referring to. Having encountered Artes De Mexico in many bookstores and museums in Mexico and not being able to fill my suitcase with them, I am thrilled to be able to receive them now at my home.

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Absolutely the best of its kind
Artes de Mexico is the premier magazine covering Mexican Art and Culture. The founder and editor, Miguel Salas Anzures created a magazine that is "a homage to the artists whose talent has classified us as a cultural community." It is an internationally recognized magazine not only for the beautiful presentation but also because it is highly informative. It has been through several incarnations in the fifty two years it has been around. The first issue was published in 1953 in conjuction with an exhibition at The Palacios de Bellas Artes and the rest is history. Originally it only lasted two years from 1953-1955. It was reborn and lasted from 1956-1981. In 1993 it was restarted and is currently still available. The magazine is more like an oversized book coming in at 12 1/2 inches by 9 inches with plenty of photographs of painting's , architecture etc. in both color and black and white. A theme is explored for each issue with an exhaustive study in photo and essay. For example, there are issues entitled Maguey, ExVotos, Colima, Historic Mexico City, Retablos,Hernan Cortes, Haciendas, Furniture, Silver, Coins ,Costumes, Cuisine, Post Cards,Lake Patzcuaro, Heraldry etc. If there is a topic on culture Artes de Mexico has or will explore the theme. Some of Mexico's best writers have contributed to past issues including Octavio Paz, Carlos Monsivais and Carlos Fuentes amongst others. There is a diversity of contributers presenting an array of viewpoints for quite asthetic reading. The magazine is presented in glossy thick stock with magnificent pictures for a suberb gallery that make for a book-like museum experience. The magazine is bilingual where the written word is first presented in Spanish followed by an English translation with different additional photos in the second part of the magazine. Many collectors value their old issues where the format was different as it was presented in Spanish, English , French and German. The magazine , if well taken care of , has longevity as I can testify since I have several copies from the 1960's that are in mint condition. The magazine is pricey, avilable at specialty stores as individual issues but well worth the experience of seeing the best of Mexican Culture as represented through the Arts. Recommended for art enthusiasts and people interested in Mexican Culture.