By transforming guns into art and everyday objects, the artist hopes to transform culture itself.
Edgar Picazo Merino
Edgar Picazo Merino is the founding director of the Azul Arena organization and a multimedia artist, producer, and activist from the El Paso and Ciudad Juárez border region. His work focuses on the ethical representation of border issues and identities, with a special interest in the lived experience of the area.
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Resisting Superficial Narratives About the US-Mexico Border
When the Dogs Stop Barking reflects the complexities, and foolishness, of geopolitical limits.
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Near the Border, Artists Fight for Self-Preservation
Maybe the place where we are dying all the time is the perfect location to imagine a new way to live.
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A Contemporary Look at Devotion
In Contemporary Ex-Votos, Mexican and Mexican-American artists analyze their identity beyond external ideas.