Horizontes Digitales

This is an anthropological essay that studies social dynamics of Mexicos city from the perspective of its inhabitants. An analysis about the relationship of their everyday life with the history of the city is made from questionnaires and the exhibitions of images to a group of people- taxi drivers, traffic cops, deliverymen of goods, students, housewives, street sellers and middle class motorists.

"Follows a fictional Sheffield band from Mexico, in the style of legendary magazine 'The Face' ... The context of the event [Art Sheffield 05] was 'Spectator T', a fictitious art goer without exposure to contemporary aesthetics, and the idea was to present artworks that would challenge this person's preconceived ideas about art. Thus, Toledo created a cover band that sang songs by local Sheffield groups, and named it after the cult Sheffield nightclub, The Limit, which closed in 1992. The band was created in Mexico ... where it played one local concert, then came to Sheffield, where it played ...

Desde el comienzo una premisa animó la investigación de la que es resultado este libro: si bien durante el conflicto en las capas urbanas hemos visto predominantemente fotografías hechas por fotoperiodistas —sobre todo a partir de los años más intensos, luego de la década de 1980—, mientras la confrontación se prolongó otras personas implicadas directamente en la contienda también hicieron fotos. Hay otras miradas que por mucho tiempo permanecieron ocultas y que apenas, recientemente, empezamos a conocer. Existen fotografías producidas durante la guerra que aún no hemos visto y ...

Original newsreel footage from official news agency of Spain, Noticiario Español, or NO-DO, depicting historic events during the Franco regime.