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Tijuana’s Generation Art: A cultural flowering in this Mexican city of possibilities

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Out of Tijuana’s bloody narco years comes an intriguing wave of creativity in this young city, just 126 years old. Artists, architects, musicians and street performers are running arts organizations – small and large, established and homegrown – and trying to build a cultural legacy. These are galleries and institutions that don't just show art but are also actively working to educate and help shape a generation of artists and designers.


The pioneer: Arturo Rodriguez, La Caja Galería


Making a Tijuana art scene built to last


The architect: Jorge Gracia, Gracia Studio


An architecture school rises in Tijuana's red light zone


The ambassador: painter Gerardo Yepiz, a.k.a. Acamonchi


How Tijuana's art scene extends to San Diego


The recycler: Ingrid Hernandez


Creating an artistic record of Tijuana's impromptu settlements


On “La Revu”: artist Mely Barragán, TJ in China ProjectSpace


A revolution on Revolución


The rule breaker: artist Hugo Crosthwaite


Channeling Tijuana's just-do-it ethos


The ‘dead one’: street performer El Muertho


Finding fame and Satan with El Muertho, the 'Dead One'


The tacos: Finding art in a tortilla


The High & Low's Tijuana food diary

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