Mexican art

Mexican authorities condemn French auction of pre-Columbian artefacts

In all, 83 artefacts scheduled to be sold in Paris next week are protected under Mexican law, authorities say

Mexican émigré Olga Costa makes a fruitful return to her native city with Leipzig exhibition

The German city is hosting the first major European exhibition of her paintings, which are barely known outside her adopted country of Mexico

Mexico condemns European auction houses’ sales of pre-Hispanic archaeological artefacts

The National Institute of Anthropology and History has recently accused two auction houses of holding problematic—yet not illegal—sales of historic objects

Archaeologists discover mural of Aztec god of alcohol in Mexican convent

Archaeologists believe the pre-Columbian wall drawing of a god wearing a feathered headdress likely depicts Tepoztēcatl, the god of pulque

Art in a radish field: Mexico's Hacer Noche festival invites engagement in unusual locations

Barcelona-based curator and museum director Elvira Dyangani Ose has organised the second edition of the city-wide show in Oaxaca

‘A fig for your barriers of wire’: Diego Rivera’s dream of a united America explored in major show

The exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art brings together 150 paintings, frescoes and drawings that illustrate the Mexican artist’s vision of unity and solidarity with workers

Sinuous sculptures by Mexican artist Geles Cabrera resurface in Americas Society exhibition

The sculptor and museum founder has had a prolific career spanning more than six decades but remains little-known outside of Mexico

Crypto crash: what now for NFTs and the art world?

Plus, Norway’s mega-museum and a Spanish-American screen in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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Archaeologists unearth sprawling Maya metropolis in the Yucatán

The discovery comes on the heels of the contentious Maya Train development in the area, one section of which was temporarily suspended this week

Diego Rivera's grand vision for Mexico City's Anahuacalli complex realised after nearly eight decades

Thirteen new structures now flank the main museum building of the complex, which houses Rivera's collection of pre-Hispanic art

Mexican Modernist collection of patrons once painted by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera go on view in Florida

The show includes works by Kahlo, Rivera and others from the collection of the late philanthropists Jacques and Natasha Gelman

Campeche, a new gallery in Mexico City, champions underrepresented artists in a country dominated by 'machismo'

"We are trying to build a programme that will be very female and queer oriented... that might be difficult for a Mexican audience, but it has to happen,” founder says

Undeterred by claims of inauthenticity, Christie's Pre-Columbian sale will go ahead tomorrow

"Christie’s has not been provided with any evidence that would challenge the lawfulness of this sale," a representative says

Beyond the wall: a golden period of exchange between Mexican and US artists is revisited in new show

Whitney Museum exhibition will explore the enduring influence of artists such as David Alfaro Siqueiros on US counterparts including Jackson Pollock and Philip Guston

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New cultural centre opens at Tlatelolco Square, Mexico City

And third Mexican collector loans his art to university

The Louvre aims to acquire art of the Mexican school in bid to widen its geographical remit

Paris museum is on a mission to collect Latin American art—and a show of colonial-era paintings is the overture

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Surrealist women artists follow Alice’s footsteps in new exhibition

Female surrealists are having their day in the sun at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma)

Interview with Gabriel Orozco: “I am not into artists pretending to be heroes”

The Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco on his work, retrospectives and opening this year’s talks programme

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Rivera’s MoMA murals revisited

After 80 years, works by the Mexican artist known for his volatile relationship with Frida Kahlo are again on view

The Museum of Fine Arts of Santa Fe aims to bridge the gaps between cultural differences in New Mexico

Time to stop being ashamed of those Conquistadores, and to think about the Spanish-speaking population today

Frida Kahlo: Toted as the female Van Gogh, Kahlo draws the crowds

As “Frida” hits the screens, the cult painter’s art–and spin-offs–are in high demand

Six-figure sum for Frida Kahlo’s journal

Abrams’s winning bid for 170-page illustrated diary