The New York Times – “Restored Anti-Fascism Mural by Philip Guston Unveiled in Mexico”

The New York Times recently reported on the completion of the “The Struggle Against Terrorism” mural in Morelia Mexico: In 1934, two young artists drove from Los Angeles in a beat-up car to Mexico, to create a powerful artwork about repression. It was concealed — and then forgotten. When an Argentine architect, Luis Laplace, saw a neglected mural by the North American artists Philip Guston and Reuben Kadish at the Regional Museum of Michoacán, in the Mexican city of Morelia, seven years ago, he resolved immediately to try to save it.

Eric Firestone presents REUBEN KADISH: EARTH MOTHERS

Eric Firestone Gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition Reuben Kadish: Earth Mothers, a major survey on the significant postwar American sculptor and painter. With this exhibition, the gallery also announces exclusive representation of the Reuben Kadish Foundation. The exhibition is curated in collaboration with the Reuben Kadish Foundation and its chairman, Judd Tully.

Restoration on The Inquisition in Morelia Mexico

In the early 1930’s, Manual Art’s High school (LA) drop-out Philip Goldstein met Otis student Reuben Kadish, who had worked with the famous Mexican muralist David Siquieros on his first US project “Tropical America.” As co-members of the leftist-leaning John Reed Club, Goldstein and Kadish helped create a series of frescoes that were attacked and destroyed by the Ku Klux Klan. And thus began an extraordinary adventure that led them to the University town of Morelia, Mexico where, with Siquieros’ help, they were given free license to express their creativity on a large wall of the University library. In 6 months they created an extraordinary 1024 square foot fresco, “The Inquisition,” abruptly terminated, and never again seen by the artists.

Retrospective at Univeristy of Kentucky

Reuben Kadish (1913 – 1992) is an American artist whose provocative sculptures, drawings, and prints are infused with a deep sense of world culture and personal passion. His education and travel brought him into contact with some of the 20th century’s most influential artists, including Phillip Guston, Jackson Pollock, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. He assisted in the printing of editions for several European Surrealists at Stanley William Hayter’s infamous Atelier 17 in Greenwich Village. This rich history was a blessing and a curse as Kadish tends to be recognized as a footnote in the careers of others rather than for his own creative achievements.