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Timeline

1910–1921 The Mexican Revolution encouraged Mexican artists to celebrate their history.

The first exhibition of Mexican folk art is organized by Dr. Atl. 1926 Rivera completes his finest mural at the National School of Agriculture. 1952 Amalia Hernández founds the Ballet Folklórico de México. 1990 Mexican poet Octavio Paz wins the Nobel Prize. 2000 Vicente Fox, the candidate for the conservative National Action Party, is elected president. A tolerant political climate allows the arts to flourish. 2002 Frida , a film about the life and art of Frida Kahlo, is shown at the Cannes Film Festival. 2005 Francisco Toledo receives the international Right Livelihood Award for humanitarian work. 2006 Carlos Fuentes publishes a new book called Todas las Familias Felices (All the Happy Families). 2008 Rufino Tamayo’s painting Trovador sells for $7.2 million at a New York City auction, setting a new world record for the price of a work of Latin American art. 2011 The Estela de Luz (Pillar of Light) monument in Mexico City is completed. 2014 On March 31, Mexico celebrates the 100th anniversary of Octavio Paz’s birth.

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