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The Dark Side of Development in Mexico’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec
With handfuls of earth and hard data, a Oaxacan artist testifies to the toll that a wind farm boom and other changes have taken on her native lands.
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When Latin America Took the “Talking Cure”
An exhibition in London traces the history of psychoanalysis in the region, from dream-interpreting radio shows to Freud’s Peruvian connection.
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This Peruvian Artist Is Turning Colonial History Upside-Down—Literally
Sandra Gamarra Heshiki’s inverted portraits challenge idealized notions of Peru’s history.
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A Community’s Life, Told in Textiles
Panama’s Indigenous Guna people, forced to relocate by rising seas, keep tradition alive by crafting vibrant molas.
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Who Gets to Map Latin America’s Natural World?
A Peruvian artist’s ghostly landscapes raise questions about objectivity and authority in documenting the region’s environment.
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Arthur Bispo do Rosario Wanted to Contain the World in Art
Living in a psychiatric institution, the Brazilian artist used found materials to catalog the world.