Mexico
Sunday in Chapultepec Park with Carsten Höller
The artist’s interactive exhibition at Mexico City’s Museo Tamayo encourages visitors to explore, take drugs and dream, but is it more than just another “art experience”?
Fraccionar, an idiosyncratic show in Mexico City, makes a match with the sublime Casa Luis Barragán
The curator Inti Guerrero has succeeded where others have fallen short
Economic policies introduced by Mexico’s new president have yet to dent dealers' sales at Zona Maco
Works at mid-tier price points are moving quickly at the 16th edition of the Mexico City fair, according to exhibitors
Have Brooklyn and Boston bagged Frida Kahlo blockbusters?
Shows at the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston explore the Mexican artist’s love of fashion and “arte popular”
How the Mexican Stridentist movement tried to build a national identity following the Civil War
Art and social action after the Mexican Revolution
What happened to all the art in Mexico’s presidential palace?
A largely emptied Los Pinos opened to the public on 1 December, leaving many in the country wondering where the collection of paintings and decorative objects went
Whitney staff members assail vice chairman’s business tie to tear gas attacks at US border
In a letter, they express “outrage” over a connection to a military and law enforcement supplier
Mexican exhibitions of southern African art bring death to life
Shows in Oaxaca de Juárez forge cross-cultural connections
Mexico’s presidential palace could become one of the world’s largest museums
But some experts question whether another art space is necessary
New York cemetery opens its doors to art to honour dead migrants and victims of Hurricane Maria
Artist creates an altar incorporating objects from Puerto Rico and invites visitors to add their own
Gael García Bernal’s new film Museo turns Mexico’s biggest art heist into a madcap caper
The Spanish-launguage movie follows two middle-class flunkies who somehow pulled off one the largest antiquities thefts in modern-day history
Zona Maco sister fairs return one year on from Mexico earthquake
Events dedicated to photographs, antiques, crafts and curiosities offer niche disciplines for collectors
Deported veterans ‘distress’ flag mural on US-Mexico border under review
US Customs and Border Protection is considering whether to remove or preserve the painting, which some have complained is disrespectful
Mexico City street artists celebrate the lives of women
A project has enlivened a drab area with 300 portraits
World Monuments Fund gives $1m for post-quake restoration of Mexican archaeological site
Monte Albán, the ancient capital of the Zapotec people, was damaged by earthquakes in 2017
New hope for lost Frida Kahlo painting
Expert says new evidence could reveal the location of Mexican artist’s biggest work, which “disappeared into thin air”
Cross-border collaboration brings Mexican miracles to the Met
Works in new show range from altarpieces to holy effigies believed to perform miracles
Jumex Museum show looks at the fall of the Utopian ideal in Latin America
Mexico City museum is becoming a private institution that actually serves the public interest
Face to face with a Mesoamerican metropolis—in Los Angeles
Largest city of the ancient Americas brought back to life in show of Mexican treasures at Lacma
Fury over artist’s plan to preserve prototypes of Trump’s border wall
Others, including the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, support Christoph Büchel’s proposal to turn the eight designs into national monuments
Büchel’s feeble satire ignores the hateful reality of Trump’s wall
The petition to make the proposed border wall a National Landmark is one of the worst excesses of contemporary art and needs to be called out
Mexico City’s Material fair draws praise—and exhibitors from Zona Maco
As the main fair has become more blue-chip, the younger event has focused on fresh talent and a connection to the local scene
Sean Scully brings sculptures and paintings to Mexico City's Barrágan landmark
Irish artist will show works in the horse stalls at Cuadra San Cristóbal
How Frida Kahlo found her Mexican identity in Detroit
Though she distinctly disliked the experience, the Detroit Institute of Arts shows how it shaped her iconic imagery
Interview with dealer Santo Micali on finding new markets for pre-Columbian art
Argentina, Mexico and Brazil could be the future for a field struggling with limited supply
Fair report: Local galleries fare well at Zona Maco, Mexico City
International collectors and curators were out in force for the eighth edition of the Latin American art fair
Murdered Mexican women remembered in portrait show
Artists such as Tracey Emin, Paula Rego and Maggi Hambling have produced campaigning images
Interview with Gabriel Orozco on his upcoming travelling retrospective: A global artist with global concerns
The artist states his work is about “space and time, action and philosophy”
Leading collector plans contemporary art space in Mexico City
The museum will be drawn from the Jumex Foundation's 2,000 works