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Living in a cramped space where Beverly Hills and Calcutta meet every day, the artists gathered here explore the tension between wealth and poverty, among progress, stagnation, and improvisation, and between the violence and civility that animates the vibrant center that is Mexico City. Compounding the complexity of urban living, high rates of kidnapping, murder and pollution become a daily threat. For the rich, the body becomes an object to be cared for, protected, even exchanged for ransom, while, for an underclass of day laborers, homeless people, and prostitutes, survival depends on...

Este libro se centra en la creación fotográfica latinoamericana desde 1991 a 2002. Un periodo en el que el debate sobre las identidades culturales fue especialmente activo. La fotografía no se ha mantenido ajena a este proceso; de hecho, durante esa década se produjo la definitiva integración de la fotografía en el mundo del arte. La multiplicidad de los puntos de vista expuestos pretende ofrecer una visión panorámica que muestre el amplísimo espectro creativo de la fotografía latinoamericana.

Mario Merz's igloos, paintings, neon light sculptures and Fibonacci numerical-sequence installations have long been considered emblematic of the Arte Povera movement. This volume accompanies the artist's first exhibition ever in Brazil and features not only the works shown but also many other important pieces.

As Miguel begins to enter adulthood, he discovers books of adventure and the sea. These stories open his eyes to histories and legends as well as emotions he never experienced before.