La Revolución (painting)

La Revolución is a 2014 painting by Fabián Cháirez. Measuring 40.5 cm × 30 cm (15.9 in × 11.8 in), the oil-on-canvas work was first exhibited at the Galería José María Velasco in Mexico City between 2015 and 2016. It depicts Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata nude in a provocative pose, wearing a pink sombrero and high heels made of pistols, seated on a horse with an erect penis. The author views the piece as a reinterpretation of Zapata's image that positions him within the struggle for sexual minorities.

In 2020, the artwork was displayed at the art exhibition Emiliano. Zapata después de Zapata, at the Museum of the Palacio de Bellas Artes, where it was selected as the image for the exhibition's promotional poster. During the exhibition, the painting received polarized reactions from the audience and was embroiled in controversy due to debates over the non-hegemonic representation of Zapata. His descendants announced legal action against Cháirez and the museum. Scholars have noted that the work questions dominant cultural values and historical narratives, contrasting with classical depictions of Zapata. Critics emphasized that the artwork's meaning is not fixed but emerges through viewers' interpretations, reflecting cultural and personal assumptions about gender, sexuality, and national identity.

In January 2020, La Revolución was acquired by Tatxo Benet and added to his Censored Art Collection. It is displayed at the Museu de l'Art Prohibit Collection in Barcelona, Spain.