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The impossible worlds of Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg
You may not have heard of Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg: The 89-year-old artist has kept a relatively low profile compared…
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Why Surrealist refugees fled Europe for Mexico City
It’s the early 1940s, and the art world is in trouble: The Nazi regime has officially classified Surrealism — an…
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A Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for US $55M,
Frida Kahlo made history this week as her haunting 1940 self-portrait, “El sueño (La cama)” — which translates to “The…
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Did Dr. Atl and Nahui Olin invent the creative power couple?
It’s the middle of the night. Artist Nahui Olin — a rare beauty with her tousled light hair and sharp…
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The best biographical Netflix series about Mexican artists
Hispanic Heritage Month returns from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, as it does every fall, and as always, it’s a…
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Who was Frida Kahlo really?
As an art historian, the case of Frida Kahlo troubles me. With her image cartooned and printed onto mugs, tote…
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How these Guanajuato murals brought safety to the city
I’m surrounded by murals of feathered warriors, dynamic Aztec women, and vibrant flowers. This tiny plazita in Guanajuato’s working-class Pardo…
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Meet the designer of Mexico’s acclaimed 2026 World Cup posters
In April, soccer’s FIFA unveiled its official host city posters for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, set to take…
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Meeting Mexican art legend Leonel Maciel
One of Mexico’s most beloved and well-known artists is Leonel Maciel. Now in his 80s, Maciel grew up in the…
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Mexican artist Jaime Colín’s new exhibit documents mining’s impact
The concept of the Anthropocene era — a new geological period coined to document humanity’s impact on Earth — is…
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