Art
Painting as Protest on Mexico's Walls
In the 1920s and ’30s, Mexican muralists like Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco painted murals that powerfully illustrated the issues of their day. Today, street artists rule the nation’s walls.
Mexico
Art
A Historic Manuscript on Aztec Life Is "Virtually Repatriated"
One of the major textual resources on pre-Columbian Mexico is now online in a digital platform launched this month.
Art
Kicking Back With a Mexican Gang Member
Cracking into challenging subcultures is one of Bronia Stewart’s main objectives as a documentary photographer.
Art
A Memorial to Mexico's Murdered 43
Like many, Nevada-based artist Javier Sanchez was shaken by the disappearance and state-sanctioned murder of the 43 Mexican students this fall.
News
Mexicans Burn Presidential Effigy in Protest
Rather than the usual parties and celebratory parades, many Mexicans marked Revolution Day last Thursday by protesting the massacre of 43 students from Ayotzinapa in a vividly symbolic way: burning effigies of their leaders.
Art
Artists Put Faces to the Missing Students of Mexico
When 43 students from the Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers College of Ayotzinapa, Mexico, were “disappeared” by police on September 26, it didn't take long for residents of the town, and then the state of Guerrero, and then the nation at large to head to the streets to express their rage and sorrow
Opinion
Do Mexican Drug Lords Buy Art?
Art gallerists in Mexico are blaming slow business on an anti–money laundering law targeting drug lords, reports the Washington Post.
News
Two Imposing Maya Cities Uncovered in Southern Mexico
Last week, the research center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts announced that an archaeological expedition led by Ivan Sprajc has uncovered the remains of two Maya cities, Lagunita and Tamchen.
Opinion
Butterflies Make Art
Every winter, Monarch butterflies retreat to Central Mexico to spend the chilly months hibernating in the trees. But in the past decade, deforestation, pesticides, and climate change have threatened their journey.
News
Yarn Artist Tries to Save Ocean, May Have Damaged It Instead
A New York–based artist trying to raise awareness about the ocean’s health is being accused of damaging it. Agata Oleksiak, the yarn artist better-known as Olek, traveled to Cancun earlier this month for an installation highlighting the ocean’s declining shark population, according to La Jornada.
Art
Daniel Buren's Colorful Labyrinth in Mexico
You don't have to look far in the art world to find something by Daniel Buren, the 76-year-old Frenchman best known for championing the ordinary stripe. A new work in Guadalajara, Mexico, takes that one step further.
Art
Using Google Street View to Counter Mexico's Police Violence
The Google Street View photos of Mexican police and army forces gathered on “100 mts” are raw and menacing.