I spent a good part of this afternoon at the Instituo Cultural Cabañas, like so many of the great cultural institutions in Mexico, housed in a recycled religious institution. Since the 1980s, it has b… more →
The Mex Filesrichmx2 wrote 10 months ago: I spent a good part of this afternoon at the Instituo Cultural Cabañas, like so many of the great cu … more →
richmx2 wrote 12 months ago: As far as anyone knows, there was a first in Mexican judicial history this week. The Bishop of Eca … more →
richmx2 wrote 2 years ago: It’s Frida Kahlo’s 100th birthday this year… I don’t think she was a very go … more →
richmx2 wrote 2 years ago: One of the greatest things about Mexican artists is that they aren’t artistes. Except for sil … more →
richmx2 wrote 3 years ago: This 1943 Frieda Kahlo self-portrait in oil (did she ever do anything BUT self-portraits?) , Raíces … more →
richmx2 wrote 4 years ago: I don’t know if this artist is even known outside of Mexico. He’s not much known even in … more →
richmx2 wrote 5 years ago: A friend of mine was once showing a Finnish tourist around the Zocalo and ran into Finland’s most fa … more →
richmx2 wrote 6 years ago: Nobody knows where all the bodies are buried: this is a very old city, and many of the early cemeter … more →