Nuevo Mundo

ne could argue that today s most innovative street artists come from LatinAmerica. The unique visual styles of Os Gęmeos, Bastardilla, Vitchea, Saner,Jorge Rodriguez Gerada, and others are not only highly respected in theinternational art scene, but their work has also been exhibited at renownedmuseums including the Tate Modern and Fondation Cartier. Nuevo Mundo is thefirst book to provide a comprehensive documentation of current street artin Latin America by exploring the full spectrum of regional scenes in theirimpressive diversity. The book is structured into chapters that introducework from Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Columbia, Cuba,Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Nuevo Mundofeatures not only established artists from Latin America, but alsopromising new talents. In addition to inspiring images, the book s informedtexts describe the history and context of the region as a whole and alsogive insight into each scene. The explosive mixture of indigenous cultures,local folklore, and the history of European colonization has created aunique visual style. The high regard in which these young street artistsare now held around the world is a sign of the new self-confidence of anentire continent.