Once within a time: 12th Site Santa Fe International
Exhibition
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Jan 12, 2026
Site Santa Fe, NM
Minerva Cuevas & Paul Pfeiffer
Talk
Nov 5, 2024
Nov 5, 2024
IAG Building, C-PARK Haisu, Shanghai, China
Opening: The River
Exhibition
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Cc Foundation, Shanghai, China
El Futuro fue Ayer
Exhibition
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Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, CDMX, MX
Coquín
Exhibition
Aug 31, 2024
Jan 26, 2025
Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, CDMX, MX
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Communication
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Economy
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Nature
Nation State
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2005
Two mural paintings
440 × 530 cm, 140 × 125 cm
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During the processes of conquest of the American continent, European colonizers produced a visual record of the region’s natural environments. In their chronicles, the scales of these illustrations are often disproportionate. In this piece, participants can see the enlarged drawings of various plant species in a mural. The artist shows not only this error in representation but also the current relevance of this past that continues to operate in international relations between colonized countries and the leading economic powers. Another reference in the mural’s graphics is the old Monsanto and Syngenta logos, representing large monopolies of transgenic seeds. The mural opens with a big salad of “exotic” fruits purchased at local supermarkets.

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Installation view, Museo de la Ciudad de México, Mexico City, 2012

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