JR at the US - Mexican border

Best viewed from the US! Nice art work by JR.

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Penis seat in the Mexico City Metro

A campaign in Mexico City. Part art project and part PSA, it's supposedly there to highlight the sexual harassment experienced by female passengers. A well-meant campaign but I doubt the effect.

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Puerto Vallarta here I come!

Wow! Wow! Wow! Yes I definitely could live here. The drama, the view, the outdoor spaces, the 'garden', and my favorite material: concrete! It deserves a 3x Wow!

By Ezequiel Farca Architects.

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Can They Pimp It So I Can Use It In Amsterdam?

I love this car! An aluminium car build to drive on abandoned railways. Looks good and is hybrid. (Come to think of it, this is the first hybrid I like). Artists Ivan Puig and Andrés Padilla Domene (Los Ferronautas) built it and named it SEFT-1. Goal: explore the abandoned passenger railways of Mexico and Ecuador.

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SEFT-1 Abandoned Railways Exploration Probe from The Arts Catalyst on Vimeo.

Island Of The Dolls

La Isla de las Munecas, Island Of The Dolls, just outside of Mexico City. Decaying dolls hanging and standing everywhere. Would you go over there in the middle of the night? I refuse. No way.

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Under Style - Cumbiaton

A group of Mexico City DJs known as "Under Style" has come together to create a new sound based on reggaeton and cumbia that they call Cumbiaton.

Musical Firearms

The mexican artist Pedro Reyes has created a set of 50 fully functioning musical instruments including a flute, guitar and drum kit fabricated out of a variety of firearms such as revolvers, shot-guns, machine guns ... With 6 musicians he performed 'Imagine'.

pedro reyes: imagine - musical performance from designboom on Vimeo.

Don't Look Down

When this luxury penthouse in Guadalajara, Mexico was remodeled in 2006, an unused elevator shaft was converted into a glass-floored bathroom. Visitors to the bathroom can look down the elevator shaft—15 stories down. The penthouse was designed by Guadalajara-based Hernandez Silva Arquitectos.

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Poo WiFi

Poo WiFi in Mexico (I think). Put the dog poo in a special Terra container and you get free WiFi. Is this a joke or is this for real? I mean, you can put everything in these containers.

More Of The Mexican Pointy Boots

In January 2012, New York City-based photographers Alex Troesch and Aline Paley traveled to Matehuala, Mexico and captured some wonderful images of the Los Socios and Los Parrandero crews wearing some very long and pointy boots.

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Mexican Horror Pulps

Amazing illustrations.

A treasure trove of art from 1970s Mexican horror pulps.

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Cholombians - Estilo Colombiano

"the most important aspect of Colombiano fashion is its signature haircut, which draws equal parts inspiration from American hip-hop, Puerto Rican reggaeton, and ancient depictions of Aztec warriors. The back is shaved, leaving a rat tail at the bottom. The top is kept short and spiky, with meticulously trimmed, Romulan-era emo bangs in front. Finally and most important, they grow long, Snoopy-like sideburns that start at the top of their heads and are glued to their cheeks with sickeningly large handfuls of hair gel. They call this Estilo Colombiano."

be sure to follow link for a very interesting article.

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El Grand Chamaco

Great illustrations by El Grand Chamaco from Mexico.

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Mark Powell

Portraits from Mark Powell, pphotographer from Mexico.

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'Scars' By Carlos Alvarez Montero

“Scars is a series composed of 20 portraits of residents of Mexico City. Each resident decided to engrave ink marks on their neck/faces as a statement of their life experiences. This allows them to step out of the crowd, define themselves as unique and by no means look back. Just forward.”

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ROA In Mexico

"Street artist ROA recently went on a tear in Mexico, after being invited by Gonzalo Alvarez of Mamutt Arte."

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Tilapia Film 'Lucha Libre USA'

Behind the Mask: Lucha Libre USA from Tilapia Film on Vimeo.