Synopses & Reviews
Aperture 153
Rio de Luz
Fall 1998
The Mexican book series Río de Luz was a courageous and energetic presentation of Latin American photography. To honor the accomplishments of the series and the artists, an issue of Aperture is devoted to the Río de Luz collection.
Separate chapters address the outstanding themes concerning the editors of the Río de Luz series-revolution, the American way of life and Cuba, the 1950s, and "poetry of the onlooker." Artists include Lázaro Blanco, Raul Corrales, Hector García, Graciela Iturbide, Nacho López, Pedro Meyer, Miguel Rio Branco, and Mariana Yampolsky. Authors include Carlos Monsiváis, Álvaro Mutis, Victor Flores Olea, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Roberto Tejada, Raquel Tibol, and Verónica Volkow.
Photographers:
Constantino Arias, Lázaro Blanco, Agustín Víctor Casasola, Augustín Martínez Castro, Hugo Cifuenetes, Laura Cohen, Raúl Corrales, Rafael Doniz, Victor Flores Olea, Eduardo Frías, Héctor García, Graciela Iturbide, Elias Jaber, Eduardo Longoni, Nacho López, Pedro Meyer, Tina Modotti, Daniel Muzio, José Luis Neyra, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Rubén Ortiz Torres, Rodolfo del Percio, Josep Renau, Jorge Manuel Rilo, Miguel Rio Branco, Mariana Yampolsky
Synopsis
The Mexican book series Rio de Luz was a courageous and energetic presentation of Latin American photography. To honor the accomplishments of the series and the artists, an issue of Aperture is devoted to the Rio de Luz collection.
Separate chapters address the outstanding themes concerning the editors of the Rio de Luz series -- revolution, the American way of life and Cuba, the 1950s, and "poetry of the onlooker". Artists include Lazaro Blanco, Raul Corrales, Hector Garcia, Graciela Iturbide, Nacho Lopez, Pedro Meyer, Miguel Rio Branco, and Mariana Yampolsky. Authors include Carlos Monsivais, Alvaro Mutis, Victor Flores Olea, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Roberto Tejada, Raquel Tibol, and Veronica Volkow.