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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.

Posted inNews

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.

Posted inArt

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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Unpaid Mexican Cultural Workers Reproach Museums With Biting Memes

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia December 3, 2020December 5, 2020

Employees of Mexico’s public museums and theaters are striking to protest lack of wages, and remixing famous portraits to denounce the ongoing exploitation of cultural labor.

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Feminists Take Over Federal Building in Mexico City and Use Painting as a Weapon

by Zoe Mendelson September 10, 2020November 5, 2020

In protest of femicide, the artists painted over portraits of all-male historical figures hanging in the National Human Rights Commission.

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A “Healing Blanket” Against Gender Violence, Created by 600 Women Around the World

Avatar photo by Elisa Wouk Almino August 5, 2020November 5, 2020

The moving results will soon be on view in a virtual gallery by California’s Social and Public Art Resource Center.

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In Mexico City, Art Collective Paints Names of Femicide Victims on Streets

by Zoe Mendelson March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

The names, painted on International Women’s Day, were scrubbed away around 24 hours later.

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Art Critic Destroys $20K Glass Sculpture at Zona Maco

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia February 10, 2020February 11, 2020

The glass work shattered to pieces “as though it had heard my commentary and sensed what I thought about it,” according to Mexican art critic Avelina Lésper.

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