Gabriel Orozco

Gabriel Orozco is fascinating Mexican Artist whose retrospective at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City just closed.  The photos shown here are taken from that exhibition (without flash).  As Orozco's star shines ever brighter on the international art scene, he will probably be in a city near you in the not too distant future.  

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Sonic Youth in México City

Sonic Youth continue to tour the world, plying their trade on the world's stages. They were recently in México City to support their recent release "The Destroyed Room" (which features a Jeff Wall photograph on the cover). This is a picture of Kim Gordon.

The Gut-Wrenching of México

The discrepancies between rich and poor are always present in the daily life of México. As a foreigner from the United States this daily interaction with the poor is the biggest element of my 'culture shock'

European Union Flag of Mr. Rem Koolhaas

As the European Union expands it takes on new perspectives and identities - many of which are in conflict with each other. The man on the move, Rem Koolhaas, came up with this visualization, known as the 'barcode', to represent all the different shades of contemporary European flags. Simply put, I think it's aestethically pleasing, as did Austria, which used it for their logo for their presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Mapa de Mexico

I love maps. It makes the earth easy to swallow and you can travel to different places in a split second. This is a map of Mexico that I salvaged recently from sure destruction.

There's still dissension in the air

Mexico's contested presidential election of 2006 is still causing fissures in society. The recent protests over the price of tortillas and the president's (Felipe Calderon) crackdown (or stopgap measures) against the narcotrafficantes are examples of the political disagreements that exist in today's Mexico.

However, it is always interesting to see how 'everyday' people manifest their dislike or agreement with what's happening in society, so I was quite pleased when I came across this very original and creative way of demonstrating on a recent Sunday in front of the Palacio de Bellas Artes.

The caption in the picture reads: Be Careful! Don't Step on this Shit! The cleverness comes in the play on words by using the FE of Felipe and CAL of Calderon to create another meaning, in this fecal matter. Whether or not you agree with this sentiment is another matter.