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CHRISTIAN CURIEL IS BEING HAZED BUT HAS NOT CROSSED THE LINE

"Edifice"

"Edifice"

I don’t know much about contemporary painting but when I discovered the work of Brooklyn-based painter Christian Curiel, who draws lots of cute suffering children, I felt like asking him a few questions about his own childhood.

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Mexico City - Daniel Lezama’s spirit fibers and flag vaginas

Camerino

Painter Daniel Lezama is a sort of rebel in the Mexican art world. There’s those who hate him, those who idolize him, and asshole curators who refuse to say hi, but everyone knows him and has an opinion. Daniel plays with Mexican history in an absolutely free way, paying no mind to who’s supposed to be respected, which may not be a big deal here but apparently Mexicans are easily offended when someone doesn’t venerate historical figures like Benito Juarez and friends.

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