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Mexico attempts to halt German auction of Pre-Colombian artefacts
More than 70 works designated as national heritage are due to be sold in Munich on 21 September
NewsFrida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul vies for Guinness World Record with concert by 97-year-old drummer this weekend
Legendary musician Tino Contreras says he looks forward to setting up his drum kit among pre-Colombian sculptures in the patio garden for live-streamed event
NewsObituaries
Ernesto Mallard, resolute leader of Mexican Op-Art, has died, aged 89
After causing a sensation early in his career in the 1960s, the sculptor and visual artist retreated from the gallery scene, and was only recently re-acknowledged
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Vicente Rojo, Renaissance man of 20th-century Mexican culture, has died, aged 89
The painter, sculpture and graphic designer helped define the Modern style for a generation
NewsHeritage
Fire destroys the ‘Sistine Chapel of the Purépecha Plateau’ in Mexico
Art historian who knew the building best says the Indigenous community who worshipped in the unique 16th-century church should decide what will replace it
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Mexico's culture crisis: pandemic leads to budget cuts that leave many workers unpaid while vanity projects receive millions
The ministry of culture has lost 75% of its funding, threatening the long-term survival of the country’s publicly funded museums and heritage sites
NewsMexico City
Mexico City’s planned cultural complex in Chapultepec Park loses architect
While local activists have long resisted the $440m project, especially at a time when the country’s existing museums are in crisis, the city’s governor recently rejected a design for ambitious pedestrian bridge that did not meet technical criteria
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Oaxaca museum in Mexico is locked in standoff with private foundation
Director spends night inside as the institution’s funders fail to pay salaries
NewsObituaries
Manuel Felguérez, Mexican abstract master, has died, aged 91
The artist broke with tradition in the post-war years and was an early pioneer of film and digital art,
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Francisco Toledo, renowned Mexican artist and activist, has died, aged 79
Known for powerful imagery rooted in his native Oaxaca, he was also a cultural benefactor
NewsCrime
Murdered muralist Héctor Domínguez honoured in Mexico
Suspicion aired that the 27-year-old artist may have been killed, along with his father and brother, because of his environmental activism