The New Democracy (Palacio de Bellas Artes mural)

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The New Democracy is a monumental political mural by Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros, housed in Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes, that powerfully symbolizes the struggle against oppression and the emergence of a liberated, modern society.

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instanceOf Mexican muralism artwork ⓘ
mural ⓘ
political mural ⓘ
artForm mural painting ⓘ
artist David Alfaro Siqueiros ⓘ
artisticTheme anti-fascism ⓘ
human emancipation ⓘ
revolution ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
commissionedFor Palacio de Bellas Artes ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
creator David Alfaro Siqueiros ⓘ
culturalContext 20th-century Latin American politics ⓘ
post-revolutionary Mexico ⓘ
depicts allegorical female figure of Democracy ⓘ
broken chains ⓘ
emergence of a new social order ⓘ
figures symbolizing oppression ⓘ
revolutionary struggle ⓘ
genre political art ⓘ
hasPart central allegorical figure ⓘ
figures of the oppressed ⓘ
symbols of peace and renewal ⓘ
symbols of war and violence ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of Palacio de Bellas Artes cultural heritage ⓘ
inception 20th century ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico ⓘ
Mexico City ⓘ
location Mexico City ⓘ
Palacio de Bellas Artes ⓘ
mainSubject democracy ⓘ
liberation ⓘ
modern society ⓘ
struggle against oppression ⓘ
materialUsed mural painting techniques ⓘ
movement Mexican muralism ⓘ
social realism ⓘ
notableWorkOf David Alfaro Siqueiros ⓘ
partOf collection of murals at Palacio de Bellas Artes ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
significance icon of Mexican muralism ⓘ
symbol of resistance to oppression ⓘ
significantPlace historic center of Mexico City ⓘ
title La nueva democracia ⓘ
The New Democracy ⓘ

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