Avándaro (book)

Avándaro is a photo-book written by Mexican writer Luis Carrion in 1971. The book describes Carrion's experiences at the 1971's Avandaro Festival and was written as a critic to the followers of La Onda from a leftist point of view. According to Carrion and many of his peers from the Left, while the jipitecas were genuinely anti-establishment, they were being manipulated by the Government and mass-media.

Pictures from the book, taken by multi-awarded photographer Graciela Iturbide, were restored and exhibited at the Chopo museum and reused for a 2017 photo-book about the festival written by Rubli Kaiser with a Prologue by one of the festival's co-organizers, Luis de Llano, named "Yo estuve en Avandaro".

The book has reached a high price in auctions and is considered a masterpiece of its kind among collectors.

References

Further reading

External Links
Observatorio Cotidiano: "45 años de Avándaro". In-depth interview with photographer Graciela Iturbide about the festival and the books. TV UNAM's official YT channel.

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