In Mexico, muralism is an important part of the artistic vocabulary, and it has a very different place than it does in the US. Here, you see mainly commercial signage and dead slick graphic works, or murals that are incredibly narrative and littered with too much content - bad political art. But in Mexicali, all kinds of artists work with mural art. In Mexicali, the social practice of art existed in a completely authentic and unselfconscious way.
Chris KrausNothing's ever entirely new. It's more a matter of what gets picked up from the past at each time.
Chris KrausWhy does everybody think that women are debasing themselves when we expose the conditions of our debasement?
Chris KrausIt's going to be crazy. All eight teams here are good teams. Hopefully the atmosphere will be great because it's going to be great basketball.
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