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Violeta Horcasitas

Violeta Horcasitas is a curator of contemporary art who lives and woks between Playa del Carmen and Mexico City. She is interested in new exhibition formats and ephemeral actions in public spaces.

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The Unforgivable Whitewashing of Mexico City’s Food Stalls

by Violeta Horcasitas August 1, 2022August 2, 2022

The city’s colorful rótulos, signs hand-painted on the stands of street vendors, are being erased by a local government seemingly unaware that popular graphics are a critical part of Mexico’s patrimony.

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