Clavo Movimiento is a nomadic art space dedicated to the exhibition of both emerging and established projects, whose main impulse is to give a twist to the traditional structures of the art fair.
This weekend, from April 19 to May 1, 38 exhibitors showed at its new presentation space, located on Querétaro Street, Colonia Roma. Among the groups selected to participate this April were galleries such as La Guerrera, Casa Equis, PRPG.mx, Art Space Mexico and Frontera 115, among several others. Likewise, Mi Valedor attended as an exhibitor to show various pieces made by the supporters, as well as through a point of sale for four editions of the printed magazine.
“The plan was to add color to the houses because all of them made a gray patch.” This is part of what Dione Anguiano, head of Iztapalapa, said when an urban improvement program was launched in August 2016 to paint 2,500 houses in Cerro del Peñón, a neighboring area between the municipality and Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, […]
Reflections from a life far away and yet so close to Mexico City. Inaugurated on November 6, 2021, and completed on January 8 of the present year, The Invention of the Outskirts (la invención de la periferia) addresses life from the perspective of various artists from Mexico City’s periphery. 12 women, mostly from the State […]
The Mexican press reports numerous cases of “social cleansing” of homeless people in recent years. With these words, they refer to practices aimed at removing those who live in public spaces. The methods used range from harassing them to move from one place to another where they won’t “bother,” to forced relocation to state-run shelters, […]
In the company of the anthropologist Fabrizio Pistillo, the advocates created a dictionary in which they established what various terms commonly used in social policy instruments directed at socially excluded people mean to them. These concepts are often discussed in academic circles, but with this exercise, we open up the space to understand what those […]
On Friday, January 13th, it was an important day for the streets of this “city of rights.” An organized group of homeless individuals decided to put a stop to acts of social cleansing. They appeared resolute and confident. Photo by Eréndira Aquino The events unfolded as follows: Before noon on Thursday, January 12th, the mayor […]
