Groups and Spaces in Mexico, Contemporary Art of the 90s: Vol. 1: Licenciado Verdad

This book tells the story of a generation of artists and curators who transformed Mexico’s Contemporary art scene in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. The title alludes to the now-iconic building on Licenciado Verdad Street in Mexico City’s Historic Center, which, for about 10 years, served as a hub of artistic renaissance in the 1990s, attracting contemporary artists. It was there that artists, writers, and curators such as María Guerra, Eloy Tarcisio, Silvia Gruner, Michael Tracy, Alejandro Diaz, Ethel Shipton, Thomas Glassford, Melanie Smith, and Francis Alÿs made their homes and studios. Works of art, individual and group exhibitions, and parties that gathered all kinds of personalities took place in this building, turning it into a model of production and dissemination. This book is the first in a three-part series on art in Mexico during the 1990s.