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“In Mexico, muralism is an important part of the artistic vocabulary, and it has a very different place than it does in the US. Here, you see mainly commercial signage and dead slick graphic works, or murals that are incredibly narrative and littered with too much content - bad political art. But in Mexicali, all kinds of artists work with mural art. In Mexicali, the social practice of art existed in a completely authentic and unselfconscious way.”

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Chris Kraus is an American writer renowned for her experimental and feminist literature. Born in 1955, she has made substantial contributions to the literary world with her distinctive voice and style. more

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