Books
Plumage of the Saints: Aztec Feather Art in the Age of Colonialism
In a 16th-century triptych of the crucifixion at the Musée National de la Renaissance, north of Paris, Christ has wings. In fact the whole piece is made of feathers.
Mexico
Books
Worshipping at the Altar of Sweet Saint Death
With a scythe in one hand and a skeleton's face gazing out from a cloak, Santa Muerte appears like a cross between the Grim Reaper and the Virgin Mary.
Art
Worship Below the Waves: A Drowned Church Surfaces
A 400-year-old church drowned in 1966 has reemerged in Mexico.
News
Historic Chapel in Mexico Mysteriously Torn Down
Did a small town in Mexico bulldoze a historically protected chapel at the heart of its community last month?
Art
An Artwork Forces Us to Face Mexico’s Disappeared Students
People who have the luxury of not being directly affected by the world’s many injustices often feel fatigued by so much bad news.
Art
The Biennial of the Americas Hints at Denver’s Growing Pains and Arts Scene
DENVER — It's tempting to draw a connection between the growth of the biennial and the widespread changes of the surrounding city.
Art
Mexican Poets Give Voice to the Country’s Disappeared Students
MEXICO CITY — On September 26, 2014, more than 100 students, often referred to as normalistas, attempted to travel to the city of Iguala.
Art
Mexican Poets Give Voice to the Country’s Disappeared Students
MEXICO CITY — On September 26, 2014, more than 100 students, often referred to as normalistas, attempted to travel to the city of Iguala.
Art
Seeing Mexico Through the Lens of One of Its Great Cinematographers
When it comes to the celebrity of film crews, fame is not fickle; it dotes lovingly on the director.
In Brief
Archaeologist Finds Liquid Mercury at Ancient Mesoamerican Site
Large quantities of liquid mercury have been discovered at one of Mexico's most sacred pre-Columbian sites.
Art
A Virtual Quilt of Remembrance for Mexico's Murdered Students
Last November, news from Mexico about the 43 missing students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College in Guerrero captured international attention.
Art
In Mexico City, Graffiti Remembers the Disappeared
MEXICO CITY — Following the forced disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College last September, enormous and sometimes violent protests broke out in the capital and continue today. The city’s art and public spaces have been caught in the conflict.