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Feminists Take Over Federal Building in Mexico City and Use Painting as a Weapon
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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4,500 People Sign Open Letter Urging Mexican President to Step in as Art World Struggles
The letter urges the government to redirect millions in funds currently dedicated to converting Mexico's largest park into a cultural center designed by artist Gabriel Orozco.
Art
Coyote Sculptures in Mexico and US Share Vital Information With Migrants
Libre Gutierrez’s installations, Transportapueblos, Companion of Migrants, are tattooed with maps of Mexico and provide supplies like water.
Art
Artist Encrusts Tijuana Police Cars With Glitter
Rubén Ortiz Torres gathered decommissioned patrol vehicles damaged in altercations with cartels and then bathed them in midnight blue and millennial pink.
Art
A Remarkable Project Remembers Child Migrants Who Died in Custody
Sandy Rodriguez situates America’s ongoing practice of migrant detention within a centuries-long project of violence against indigenous peoples, starting with Spanish contact in 1519.
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Art Critic Destroys $20K Glass Sculpture at Zona Maco
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.
Art
Taking in Local Projects at Zona Maco, Latin America’s Largest Art Fair
Even with art on view from dozens of countries, I found myself most drawn to work from local Mexican artists and spaces.
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Mexican Artist and Women's Rights Activist Murdered in Downtown Juárez
Artists are rallying in the wake of Isabel Cabanillas de la Torre's murder, with an artist collective asking that people all over the world take to the streets to protest their member’s death tomorrow, January 25.
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Facing Delayed Wages, Non-Unionized Workers of Mexico City’s Institute of Fine Arts Stage Protest
A group of around 40 employees quietly entered the Palace of Fine Arts during an event. They silently held up their placards as many in the audience cheered and yelled "contrato digno" — a call for "dignified contracts."
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Claiming Months of No Payment, Workers at Mexico's National Institute of Fine Arts Demand Wages
One anonymous employee says it worries him that he has not been paid for six months, despite continuing to do his job and sometimes working late nights.
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Farmworker Unions and LGBTQ Activists Clash Over Nude Portrait of Mexican Revolutionary Emiliano Zapata
At a Mexico City museum, farmworker unions demanded the painting of the Mexican Revolution leader be destroyed. Their protest escalated to a clash with LGBTQ activists, amounting to violence and use of homophobic slurs.
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In Mexico City, Widespread Protests About Women's Rights Target a Monument and Museum
Dozens of breastfeeding mothers gathered at Mexico City's Museum of Modern Art in protest of discriminatory regulations, while the Angel of Independence monument was vandalized with feminist graffiti and crocheted hearts.