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Jill Magid, Galería Labor, Mexico City

Jill Magid at Galería Labor

By Leslie Castro on December 11, 2012

As another exploration of the catalysts that drive human behavior, Jill Magid has continued her investigation of gun violence in Texas with the exhibition titled [...]

Posted in LMC y Pensamientos Pochosos | Tagged Arthouse at the Jones Center, Faust, Galeria Labor, Guns, jill magid, Mexico City | Leave a response

The artist thinking about Jack Kerouac on the 11th street bridge over IH-35

DF Chats: Calixto Ramirez in Austin

By Leslie Castro on October 24, 2012

I recently had the pleasure of curating a video show at Tiny Park Gallery in Austin, Texas titled the Time and Space of Calixto Ramirez.  The [...]

Posted in LMC y Pensamientos Pochosos, Uncategorized | Tagged andrea giunta, austin, Co-Lab Projects, DF, EAST, east austin studio tour, Eduardo Garcia, Heir Today Gone Tomorrow, MACC, Mexican American Cultural Center, Mexico City, Santiago Forero, Sean Gaualger, the Blanton Museum of Art, The Time and Space of Calixto Ramirez, Tiny Park Gallery, UT Austin | Leave a response

Still from Escape Bird Mini: Illness and the Shaman, 2011

DF Chats: Christina Sukhgian Houle Part II

By Leslie Castro on August 10, 2012

Part II of my fantastic chat with artist Christina Sukhgian Houle who is in Mexico City for six weeks as part of the SOMA summer [...]

Posted in LMC y Pensamientos Pochosos, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012 Presidential Election Mexico, Christina Sukhgian Houle, Mexico City, SOMA, Teresa Margolles, Yo Soy 132 | Leave a response

Christina Soukhgian Houle

DF Chats: Christina Sukhgian Houle

By Leslie Castro on August 4, 2012

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of sitting with artist Christina Sukhgian Houle who is in Mexico City for six weeks as part [...]

Posted in LMC y Pensamientos Pochosos, Uncategorized | Tagged #SXSW, austin, Blue Genie, Christina Sukhgian Houle, Fusebox, Mexico City, SOMA, Texas State | Leave a response

Museo Soumaya in Mexico City

El Museo Soumaya: It’s just as confused as I am

By Leslie Castro on June 21, 2012

I always find it curious when art institutions decide to go into ambitious building programs.  Typically the reasoning is the same: to offer a space [...]

Posted in LMC y Pensamientos Pochosos, Uncategorized | Tagged Mexic-Arte Museum, Mexico City, Museo Soumaya | 1 Response

Barricada Suprematista II and Barricada Suprematista III, 2012; Steel, acrylic and flourescent lights; 59x47x35 and 47x39x28 inches respectively

Yautepec Gallery/Anibal Catalan

By Leslie Castro on April 4, 2012

Throughout a weekend of constant seismic activity and back-to-back aftershocks I braved the constantly trembling ground on Friday and made the short trek further into [...]

Posted in LMC y Pensamientos Pochosos, Uncategorized | Tagged Anibal Catalan, Architecture, DF, Mexico City, Russian Avant-Garde, Yautepec Gallery | 1 Response

Tlatelolco: A history of a city

Tlatelolco: A history of a city

By Leslie Castro on February 13, 2012

I had the incredible privilege of visiting the community of Tlatelolco last week.  Tlatelolco is one of the places in the city that has long [...]

Posted in Blog, LMC y Pensamientos Pochosos, Uncategorized | Tagged earthquake, massacre, Mexico 1968, Mexico City, Plaza de las Tres Culturas, Tlateloco, Tlatelolco, UNAM | Leave a response

Day of the Dead Anti-Drug War Protest, Angel of Independence, November 2011

2012 Elections: It’s gotten personal…

By Leslie Castro on January 26, 2012

This year is an election year in Mexico.  This election will be a pivotal one for the entire country.  I was living in Mexico City [...]

Posted in Blog, LMC y Pensamientos Pochosos, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012 Elections, Calderón, drug wars, Elections, Mexico City, Protests | 6 Responses

Sometimes the ground just has to shake a bit…

Sometimes the ground just has to shake a bit…

By Leslie Castro on December 24, 2011

There was an earthquake a few weeks ago.  It was a 6.8 that originated from the state of Guerrero only a few hours south of [...]

Posted in LMC y Pensamientos Pochosos, Uncategorized | Tagged cultural shocks, earthquake, inspiration, Mexico City | Leave a response

LMC y Pensamientos pochosos: The beginning

LMC y Pensamientos pochosos: The beginning

By Leslie Castro on December 19, 2011

I had to think long and hard about what to title this blog. I’ve never been good with titles, and this was certainly no exception. [...]

Posted in LMC y Pensamientos Pochosos, Uncategorized | Tagged art and culture, gringo, Mexico City, Pocho | Leave a response

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