Author Archives: Ken Dowell

It’s Not Art Until It Comes Alive

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Ken Dowell

Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontius Hulten Continue reading →

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They’re Pulling the Curtain at the Pompidou

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Ken Dowell

Wolfgang Timmons. Nothing Could Have Prepared Us — Everything Could Have Prepared Us Continue reading →

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I Found All These Things in Mexico City

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Ken Dowell

Art, food and lots of green. Continue reading →

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Posted on September 7, 2025 by Ken Dowell

A Smithsonian museum in Washington , D.C. Continue reading →

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Rodin, Dali, and the History of Art

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Ken Dowell

The collection of the Museo Soumaya Continue reading →

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The National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Ken Dowell

The world’s largest anthropology museum. Continue reading →

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Ballooning into History

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Ken Dowell

The pyramids of Teotihaucan. Continue reading →

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Diego Rivera’s Murals

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Ken Dowell

Museo Vivo del Muralism Continue reading →

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Trotsky Slept Here

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Ken Dowell

The Trotsky Museum in Mexico City Continue reading →

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House of Blue

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Ken Dowell

The home of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera from 1929 to 1954
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