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Artists Explore Divergent Histories in Many Worlds Are Born

by Maggie Grimason April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

The exhibition is part of a collaborative initiative that tasks itself with picking up the unfinished work of history.

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During Clandestine Performance, Artist Kisses and Licks 30 Pre-Hispanic Objects in Mexico City Museum

by Elaine Velie April 12, 2022April 18, 2022

Pepx Romero’s performance was a response to multiple auctions of pre-Hispanic works over the last few years.

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Mexican Modernism Was More Than Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera

by Rosa Boshier March 14, 2022March 15, 2022

Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism feeds into the repeated use of Kahlo and Rivera’s work, and the mythology of their romantic relationship, as shorthand for an entire era.

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The Spirited Sculpture of Octavio Medellín, Beloved Mexican-American Artist and Teacher

by Lauren Moya Ford March 7, 2022March 7, 2022

Medellín’s first museum retrospective is a thoughtful tribute to his lifelong pursuit of craft and sincere search for connection.

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13 Arts Organizations Across 5 States and 2 Nations Unite for Desierto Mountain Time

by Lauren Moya Ford October 3, 2021October 1, 2021

Exhibitions will display embroidery techniques by asylum seekers, reflect on New Mexico’s first all-Black community, and more.

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Looted 16th-century Manuscripts Are Returned to Mexico’s National Archive

by Cassie Packard October 3, 2021October 13, 2021

At least 10 stolen documents that had been illegally taken from Mexico’s National Archive were ultimately identified.

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Aerial Scanning Illuminates Some of the Unknown History of Ancient City of Teotihuacán

by Valentina Di Liscia September 22, 2021September 22, 2021

Using aerial scanning technology, researchers found that 65% of urban features today are aligned orthogonally with Teotihuacán.

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Mexico Demands a Stop to Auction of 74 Pre-Columbian Artifacts

by Sarah Rose Sharp September 20, 2021September 20, 2021

The Mexican Secretary of Culture wrote to the Munich-based dealer in an attempt to stop the auction of 74 artifacts.

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

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

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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¡Adiós, Colón! Sculpture of Indigenous Woman Will Replace Mexico City’s Columbus

by Valentina Di Liscia September 7, 2021September 8, 2021

A new piece created by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes depicting an Olmec woman is slated to go up on October 12.

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The 500-Year-Old Ghost of a Conquistador Wanders Mexico

by Aditya Iyer August 30, 2021August 30, 2021

The documentary/fiction hybrid film 499 uses a fictional character to speak to real-life contemporary colonized people.

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