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THE Q&A: MIGUEL CALDERÓN, ARTIST, PROVOCATEUR

Miguel Calderón was once called the “enfant terrible” of the Mexican art world. His provocative, tongue-in-cheek style has made him one of the country's most successful artists. He is known for his eerie, sensational paintings, which mix grisly realism ...

From ALEXIS OKEOWO, More Intelligent Life,  9 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Wes Anderson

MEXICO CITY'S FASHION MAFIA

I’m in a neon-lit bar in Mexico city with a bunch of bloggers. Against a loud rock soundtrack, they’re telling me they’re bored. Jesus Leon, María Videl, César Arellano and Omarov Aguilar are complaining about the decline of the capital’s once wild and ...

From ALEXIS OKEOWO, More Intelligent Life,  21 Sep 2009

MEXICO CITY'S ART WORLD COMES OF AGE

"It's important for us to continue experimenting," Brett Schultz and Daniela Elbahara tell me. We are in the midst of a fevered, packed party for the opening of their gallery's new exhibit of gun-adorned prints by Artemio, a Mexican artist. Yautepec ...

From ALEXIS OKEOWO, More Intelligent Life,  17 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Jeff Koons,  Andy Warhol,  Carlos Slim

African Roots Still Run Deep For Blacks on Mexican Coast

After your flight from Mexico City or Cancun, the easy part of the trip is over. From Puerto Escondido, you need to reach El Zapotalito, a tiny spot on the coast. The land journey can be done by private taxi or, for the braver, by public transportation. ...

From ALEXIS OKEOWO, The Washington Post,  28 Jun 2009

In Gritty Mexico City, a Design Boom

The grittiness of Mexico City, coupled with a cheap, overwhelming abundance of materials, is helping to create a vibrant design scene there. And surprisingly for a megalopolis, it’s not all against nature. “We’re trying to go down all the way to the ...

From ALEXIS OKEOWO, The New York Times,  14 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Jose Castillo,  Harvard University

Bites: Pulquerias in Mexico City

Its 7 oclock on a Friday night and the place is packed: art students with dyed mohawks, hipsters with shaggy hair in tight jeans and a giggling pack of girls in pearls and headbands. But despite the high-tech jukebox in the middle of the room, this is ...

From ALEXIS OKEOWO, The New York Times,  23 Jan 2009

VW Beetle taxis on way out in Mexico City

"We want to get rid of them ... this vehicle is now a nuisance in Mexico City," said Victor Manuel Ramirez, head of the taxi division at the city transport and road ministry. "The government wants to replace them with more modern, fuel-efficient ...

From ALEXIS OKEOWO, San Francisco Chronicle,  14 Sep 2008

Peace deal in Central Africa collapses

NAIROBI: The much-anticipated peace process between the Ugandan government and the notorious Lord's Resistance Army broke down Friday after the rebel army's chief negotiator quit and government officials left a remote jungle camp to return home to ...

From JEFFREY GETTLEMAN AND ALEXIS OKEOWO, International Herald Tribune,  11 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Joseph Kony

Ugandan Peace Deal Breaks Down

NAIROBI, Kenya The much anticipated peace process between the Ugandan government and the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army broke down on Friday after the rebel army’s chief negotiator quit and government officials left a remote jungle camp to return ...

From JEFFREY GETTLEMAN AND ALEXIS OKEOWO, The New York Times,  11 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Joseph Kony

Uganda rebels delay peace deal

LAMU, Kenya: Joseph Kony, the brutal, phantom-like leader of an insurgency in Uganda, on Thursday delayed by at least one day a ceremony to sign a peace agreement that could end one of Africa's longest and most bizarre civil wars. According to ...

From JEFFREY GETTLEMAN AND ALEXIS OKEOWO, International Herald Tribune,  10 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Joseph Kony

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