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Mexico: Artists Cover World's Largest Market In Murals

IN PICTURES: The second phase of the Central de Muros begins with 50 artists from around the world racing to finish 39 murals.

Mexico City's Central de Abasto, the world's largest market, is visited by half a million people every day. With the help of the United Nations, the state of Mexico is endeavoring to make it the world's biggest urban art exhibition by covering the walls with murals by dozens of artists.

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This year's theme is '17 Sustainable Development Goals' and the designs will measure 6.6 meters by 20 meters.
This year's theme is '17 Sustainable Development Goals' and the designs will measure 6.6 meters by 20 meters. Photo:EFE
According to project developers, the idea behind the initiative is to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all as outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
According to project developers, the idea behind the initiative is to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all as outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Photo:EFE
"Urban art is a tool for social change," said Itze Gonzalez, co-founder of We Do Things and curator of the murals project. Photo:EFE
According to Ceda Trust's general administrator, Sergio Palacios Trejo, since the Central de Muros project began in September 2017, vandalism and littering have ceased near the murals.
According to Ceda Trust's general administrator, Sergio Palacios Trejo, since the Central de Muros project began in September 2017, vandalism and littering have ceased near the murals. Photo:EFE
"What we want is to give the people of the Central de Abasto the opportunity to know what art can offer them and to be able to select which mural is their favorite, and become art critics," said Gonzalez. Photo:EFE
"Art projects a world we want. In a complicated world, we must defend the values of humanism; of a better, more just world. We want to use this tool to talk about the world we want,” said the UNDP's national director, Katyna Argueta. Photo:EFE
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Art allows people "to talk about these goals in an innovative way," said Giancarlo Summa, director of the United Nations Information Center for Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Photo:CINU México/Daniela Rico
"It is undeniable that culture will always be an enemy of authoritarians because they do not want people to be aware of what’s going on; this is something we want to change with Central de Muros," said one artist, Santiago Espinosa. Photo:CINU México/Daniela Rico
The project is centered on the popular Pre-Hispanic Mexican tradition of murals.
The project is centered on the popular Pre-Hispanic Mexican tradition of murals. Photo:EFE
Published 21 June 2018
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