Mónica Loya: Pop Surrealism and the Quiet Weight of Waiting
Mónica Loya (Chihuahua, 1990) paints pop surrealism about anxiety and desire. Read her own words and compare two originals, $825 and $2,750 USD.
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Reporting, artist conversations and collector guides from Mexico City and across Latin America.
Laura Cuadros: Painting the Sky as a Mirror for the Mind
Meet Laura Cuadros, the Lima-born painter of clouds and storms as emotional weather, in her own words. One original is available at $3,500 USD.
How JoCa’s Echoes of Haworth Sold Out on Opening Night
JoCa’s Echoes of Haworth sold out in under two hours at Galera 32, Mexico City. What the concept, curation and room teach collectors.
Buying Art With a Partner: How to Choose a Work You Both Love
Different tastes, one wall. How to choose original art together: fix the budget and the wall first, shortlist separately, and use a veto, not a vote.
What an Artwork’s Title Tells You — and What It Doesn’t
A title is the one text an artist attaches on purpose. How to read references, languages, series numbers and ‘Untitled’ without letting it do the looking.
How to Visit a Gallery Show Without Feeling Out of Place
How to visit an art gallery without feeling out of place: galleries are free, nobody expects you to buy, and asking the price is completely normal.
Echoes of Haworth Opens Tonight — and to Everyone from Friday
JoCa’s solo show Echoes of Haworth opened 17 September 2026 at Galera 32, Narvarte Poniente, Mexico City. Update: the series sold out on opening night.
How a Gallery Show Actually Comes Together
What happens before a show opens: how a curator really works, the checklist nobody sees, and why opening night is almost always invitation only.
Roti Martínez: Instinct and Symbol Painted Into Abstraction
Roti Martínez paints Nahuatl and Aztec reference into abstraction. How to read Mázatl, Tepeyollotl and Snakes, and where the work sits in a room.
What to Do the Day Your Artwork Arrives
How to unpack a newly delivered original artwork, what to check before you sign, and why waiting a day before you hang it protects the work.
