Cruz Azul and Tolteca: Cement Standardization and Biopolitics in Post-Revolutionary Advertising

This article examines the biopolitical iconography of cement through Cruz Azuland Tolteca advertisements from the 1930s. Despite their artistic differences,the designers for both brands codified the biopolitical power of cement throughthe concept of the standardization of modern urbanism. This repre...

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Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Hernandez Flores, Fabiola
Fformat: Online
Iaith:spa
Cyhoeddwyd: Facultad de Arquitectura, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2020
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/bitacora/article/view/72887
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Crynodeb:This article examines the biopolitical iconography of cement through Cruz Azuland Tolteca advertisements from the 1930s. Despite their artistic differences,the designers for both brands codified the biopolitical power of cement throughthe concept of the standardization of modern urbanism. This representationmade cement a material capable of uniting the physical and ideological constructionof buildings, cities, environments and the bodies of citizens. This visualdiscourse is analyzed with a focus on urban standardization and the democraticconsumption of cement.