The Rupture Generation (Generación de  Ruptura) describes the cultural shift in Mexico during the 1950s that describes artistic attention being pulled away from political movements towards a more personal portrayal in the artist’s work. After the early 1900s marked a time of social, cultural, and political revolutions showcased in various mediums, the 1950s began to criticize the established art of the World War II generation of Mexican artists. The Mexican School of Painting, otherwise known as Mexican muralist, had taken off to set the standards that dominated most artwork of the period. After years of oppression before the revolution, Mexico utilized muralism to promote the ideas of the new government and to glorify the country’s mestizo identity turning away from the European ideals that once governed through colonialism. The Breakaway Generation criticized this established art form and instead gravitated towards an interest in personal issues not bound to one established artistic style. Although the generation of the post-WWII era challenged the status quo, the muralistic art continues to be valued today.

            The artists influenced by this movement had often spent a portion of their life studying and working in Europe before bringing their focus back to their home country. Being in the environment that produced movements like abstract expressionism and cubism influenced this generation of artists to universalize the objective of Mexican art. Like many other movements, it went from being purely about visual arts to influencing diverse areas such as literature. Well-known authors such as Octavio Paz and Carlos Fuentes are two that identified themselves with this movement. Today, one is able to see the remains of this powerful movement through out Mexico City. For example in the “Satellite Towers” in the Satellite neighborhood and the “Big Dipper” at the Palace of Sports.