Mexico City – We’ll Be Back.  

This trip was organized and led by Kristan Kennedy and Spencer Byrne-Seres from the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) – to include VIP access to the city’s two leading art fairs, tours of eight art museums in Mexico City and Puebla, and private access to two homes that were showcases of contemporary art and architecture. Throw in some of the finest dining and drinking in the city, a couple of days wandering the streets, and an evening of Lucha Libre and you have a truly spectacular trip.

I was a little apprehensive flying into a city of over twenty million people with all the well known problems that are befalling Mexico at the moment, but I found Mexico City to be accessible, friendly, and beautiful. Kristan and Spencer did an amazing job at planning this trip and making sure we all squeezed the maximum out of our stay. Next time – we’ll be there.

Photos here … Segment of the Diego Rivera murals in the Palacio National, Lucha Libre and their masks and poster, Picasso mural in the street, rooftops of Puebla from the terrace of Museo Ampato, small statue in the blue of the Frida Kahlo house, “Fear Eats the Soul” by Rirkrit Tiravanija at Zona Maco art fair, Museo Soumaya built by Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man, to house just a sample of his bizarre collection of art.