Art
When Latin American Art Took a “Decolonial Turn”
An exhibition at Mexico City's Museo Jumex argues that from 1960 and '85, artists across Latin America created a "decolonial" cultural history. However, the use of the term is largely unclear.
Museo Jumex
Art
From William Blake Tattoos to Concrete Poetry, Art Books from Mexican Publishers
In its third year, the Index Art Book Fair in Mexico City had strong local representation, with independent and experimental publishing houses excelling in the art of bookmaking.
Art
How General Idea Got Specific to Confront the AIDS Crisis
A retrospective in Mexico City traces the Canadian trio's evolution from Fluxus-inflected performance directives to twists on commercial objects and images directly addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Art
A Museum Show Makes the Case for Art Institutions as Graveyards
MEXICO CITY – Drawing from its massive contemporary art collection, the Museo Jumex has turned introspective for The Natural Order of Things, a flawed and biased critique of the function of art museums.
Art Review
A Guggenheim Show of Latin American Art Flops in Latin America
MEXICO CITY — Lumping together groups of artists who have nothing more in common than geography is a risky curatorial proposition that often leads to mayhem.
News
Museo Jumex Abruptly Cancels Hermann Nitsch Exhibition
MEXICO CITY — On the eve of this city’s biggest art fair, Zona MACO, the Museo Jumex quietly decided to cancel its upcoming Hermann Nitsch exhibition.