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  13 years ago I took a leap of faith and came with my family to London.  I thought it was going to be easy. It was not. I thought that because during my youth I lived in another country, and it was one of the best experiences in my life. That other country was Germany, and since then I longed for Europe, well I confess I still do… because you should know, England is not Europe. Of course this is my very personal view. I was born in Mexico City, a vibrant and chaotic city. Mexico is a surreal beautiful country. When you are abroad you worth it even more. You might wondered then, why did we decide to leave Mexico?  Well, we decided to leave Mexico because my country was becoming very insecure. It was during president Calderon’s failed drug war. Mexico was so violent that we decided to migrate for the sake of our family.  I have been very lucky to be able to travel a lot during my lifetime. When I was a kid, I was two months in China. It was the China of Mao ...

Tere Grau con uno de mis cuadros en Barcelona Tengo sentimientos encontrados. Recién llegué de Italia y veo las fotos del viaje y siento que renací de nuevo, pero también siento una profunda tristeza pues un ser excepcional a quién yo quería mucho acaba de irse. Tere Grau, mujer extraordinaria con una juventud bárbara pese a tener más de 90 años. Recuerdo una anécdota graciosa.  Yo tenía un poco más de 20 años, ella tendría un poco más de 60... nos trasladábamos en el metro de Barcelona y frente a nosotros había una pareja.  La chica literalmente se "comía" al chico, lo acariciaba por todo el cuerpo, se frotaba los senos en el pecho de el, en fin un faje de aquellos.  La tía Tere murmuraba todo el tiempo: "Qué barbaridad, pero qué barbaridad".  Al salir del metro empezó a decirme: "No entiendo a la juventud de hoy en día, ¿pero qué es lo que pasa con estos jóvenes de hoy?"  Yo asentí creyendo comprenderla, pues imaginaba que por su edad ese com...

This weekend I went twice to the Royal Academy of Arts to the talks of Mexican Architects.  The first talk on Saturday was by architect Michel Rojkind. It was amazing, I liked very much the friendly and social approach to all of his projects, they are quite innovative and he thinks of people.  He is an excellent story teller and all the public was captured by his talk. He is a people person, and he reflects that in his architecture... the project that impact me the most was the on-site extension of la Cineteca Nacional. I loved this place since I was very young and used to live in Satélite; as I am a film lover remember driving every weekend there. Later I was lucky enough to live in Coyoacan so I travelled there by bike.  I was very impressed by the fact that Rojkind's project involves the whole area of the Cineteca, he includes the Archives in his plan and leaves the old Cineteca building untouched, giving tribute to the history of this old buildi...

You are cordially invited to the Opening Party 22nd Nov - 7pm to 9pm at ROYAL OPERA ARCADE GALLERY Pall Mall - near Trafalgar Square 30 Royal Opera Arcade - SW1Y 4UY THEN AND NOW’ is an exhibition celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Free Painters and Sculptors (FPS) curated by Gabriel Parfitt and Charlotte Williams. ’Then and Now’ pays tribute to the diversity of the eclectic yet coherent group of artists from one of the capital’s longest established artist organisations. The exhibition holds true to the founding principles of FPS - artists who are free from the constraints of a particular art classification, style or movement. ’Then and Now’ will feature FPS artists from the past six decades, including founding member and renowned sculptor Roy Rasmussen. Newer members also include contemporary landscape painter Rob Perry RBSA and urban artist PIKY. This show will be an opportunity to purchase affordable work from established artists, as well as exciting up-and-coming members. It...

Gracias mamá, te quiero tanto.