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Row Over “Anti-Monument” in Mexico Ends in Victory for Feminist Activists

Avatar photo by Maya Pontone July 6, 2023July 6, 2023

Local government has agreed to let a guerrilla artwork honoring Mexico’s femicide victims stand in the place of a dismantled Christopher Columbus statue.

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On Being Black in Mexico 

Avatar photo by Mebrak Tareke June 8, 2023June 29, 2023

How might the average Mexican visitor might perceive Frida Orupabo’s Fear of Fear, in a country where Afro-Mexicans make up roughly 2% of the population?

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Did Diego Rivera Help Frida Kahlo Take Her Own Life?

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie February 13, 2023February 13, 2023

So claims a grandson of Rivera in a new documentary, but scholars remain skeptical. 

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Impressions From Mexico City’s Bustling Art Week

Avatar photo by Mebrak Tareke February 13, 2023February 14, 2023

Alternative curatorial projects are taking creative risks and shaping Mexico City’s art fair ecosystem on their own terms.

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Institutional Critique That Makes You Laugh and Cry

Avatar photo by Mebrak Tareke February 6, 2023February 7, 2023

Miguel Calderón examines class, violence, and corruption in Mexican society with macabre, irreverent humor.

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Ways of Seeing, According to Roberto Gil de Montes

Avatar photo by Mebrak Tareke December 7, 2022December 8, 2022

Nothing on the canvas wholly captures what it means to belong on land or at sea.

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The Very Expensive Dental Work of the Ancient Maya 

by Sarah Rose Sharp August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

The sealant used for gem-crusted ancient Maya teeth had medicinal properties that prevent tooth infections and decay, according to a new study.

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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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In Response to Backlash, Mexico City Reverses Decision on Artist to Replace Columbus Statue

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia September 15, 2021September 15, 2021

Many had protested Reyes’s appointment, calling for the project to involve Indigenous artists and incorporate their proposals.

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Criticism Grows Around Artist Chosen to Replace Mexico City’s Columbus Monument

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia September 13, 2021September 13, 2021

“[We] find it inadmissible that Pedro Reyes, a male artist who does not identify as Indigenous, was selected to represent ‘the Indigenous woman,'” says the group.

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Activists Paint Names of Femicide Victims Outside of Mexico’s Presidential Palace

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

Ahead of a massive march for International Women’s Day, the palace was covered with names and messages like “Trans women are part of my struggle.”

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Please Remain Inside Your Vehicle While Viewing the Art

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia December 23, 2020December 28, 2020

A drive-through exhibition in a commercial parking lot in Mexico City brings together over 30 works by more than 20 contemporary artists.

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“Monumental Concerns” Symposium With Carrie Mae Weems, Hank Willis Thomas, and More
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“Monumental Concerns” Symposium With Carrie Mae Weems, Hank Willis Thomas, and More

Scholars, artists, curators, activists, and historians will convene at Syracuse University in October to consider the role of monuments and their contested place in contemporary society.

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