EDIT: huge thanks to Borr for identifying Rogelio Naranjo as the artist of many of the below illustrations.
"It was founded in 1978 by historian Enrique Florescano, with the idea of presenting segments of society, science, and literature in a publication that would think about and consider public life, and criticize the society and politics of Mexico. Since then, Nexus has followed the fundamental transformation of the country. During thirty years, its pages have fostered intellectual and academic debate, documenting the precariousness of the state of the Right, economic stagnation, and poverty and inequities, among other obstacles of change. As a magazine that advocates ideological diversity, Nexos has encouraged and stimulated democratic reform which makes us think that the Mexico of 1978 may have occurred in another country." -translated from the Nexos Group Facebook page
No. 1, Jan 1978 Detail, possibly by George Grosz (?) (thanks to P-E Fronning)
No. 1, Jan 1978
"Nexus desires to be what its name announces: a place of intersection and connections, a point of links for experiences and disciplines that specialization tends to segregate, and even oppose. It aspires to be a forum where problems of science and technology, economic and social research, literary essays, and historical and contemporary politics are expressed." -from Issue number 1, January 1978.
No. 2, Feb 1978 Detail
No. 2, Feb 1978, by Rogelio Naranjo
No. 4, April 1978
No. 6, June 1978
by Rogelio Naranjo
by Rogelio Naranjo
by Rogelio Naranjo
"I will only judge on personality and talent," by Rogelio Naranjo
by Rogelio Naranjo
Nexos website [link]
Image gallery of recent issues on their website [link]
Nexos Facebook group page [link]
more works are posted on my flickr page [link]
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6 comments:
As a kid i used to look trough these magazines because my dad would buy them all and the images are really great! i guess that's why i liked them. Thanks it's a great discovery. Are you mexican? I am
Very nice! The first illustration is (simply must be) by George Grosz.
How about the Topor-ish drawings -- can anyone read the signature. Narano? (I hope these aren't by a super famous illustrator and I'm outing myself as an ignoramus.)
Ey will, the name on the signature is Naranjo and he is political cartoonist and ilustrator, well, maybe he WAS 'cause he might be gone by now
Wow, I love these, Naranjo especially. Thanks for sharing!
This blog is amazing, Thank you for putting such time and effort into this amazing reference resource! <3
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