When life imitates art

First, because of a three day texting exchange with Ben Aqua. These reminded me of…

Ben Aqua, "Limp Wrist," 2012

Ben Aqua, "Ben Aqua Strikes a Pose," 2012

…this:

Yellow mannequin robot man, Palacio de Hierro, Mexico City

Then I received an email from Armando Miguélez of his latest series which reminded me…

Armando Miguélez, "From the series A Few Beds I've Slept In," 2012

…of this:

My current bed, Virgin pillows, Ethel Shipton piece, Mexico City, 2012

Then while wandering through the numerous stands at the art fair FeMACO I stumbled upon this…

Artist and image information unknown, photograph

…which reminded me of the exhibition at Bellas Artes in Mexico City:

Botero sculpture in front of Palacio de Bellas Artes in conjunction with Botero Retrospective, Mexico City

This curio cabinet reminded me of a game…

Artist and title information unknown, mixed media

…that I saw in a plaza in Puebla:

Public art piece, Puebla, Mexico

Found pasted onto a building in Mexico City was a poster by PJ Rountree…

PJ Rountree, Punto de Reunion

…and of course with all the earthquakes lately, this “meeting point” three blocks away comes to mind:

Punto de encuentro (meeting point), calle San Luis Potosi, Colonia Roma, Mexico City

Dr. Atl…

Dr. Atl, Landscape

…reminds me of the gorgeous view from my balcony:

View from my balcony, Mexico City

And finally, when it just feels so bad at least there is someone around to be the voice of reason…

Irene Cloutier, "Love Hurts"

…and just because love does hurt:

Te mando besos (I send you kisses), seen on calle Monterrey, Mexico City