Reviving Mexico’s groundbreaking muralism movement a century later

Calderon is part of a group of artists helping to revive muralism, a movement that put Mexico at the vanguard of art a century ago. Photo: AP

A painter in orange overalls touches up the image of a hand holding a rifle while an artist perched on scaffolding painstakingly places bits of colourful ceramic in a mosaic of a guerrilla fighter.

The artists aren’t just decorating a wall: Together, they are helping to revive muralism, a movement that put Mexico at the vanguard of art a century ago.