%0 Journal Article
%T Gonzo Strategies of Deceit: An Interview with Joaquin Segura
%A Brett W. Schultz
%J continent.
%D 2011
%I 
%X The interview that follows is a dialogue between artist and gallerist with the intent of unearthing the artist¡¯s working strategies for a general public. Joaquin Segura is at once an anomaly in Mexico¡¯s contemporary art scene at the same time as he is one of the most emblematic representatives of a larger shift toward a post-national identity among its youngest generation of artists. If Mexico looks increasingly like a foreclosed home burning to the ground, Segura could likely be the one walking away, charred matchstick between thumb and forefinger and shit-eating grin on his face. His corrosive attacks on institutions, ideologies, and power reflect a deep general distrust of authority, increasingly evident within the work of younger Mexican artists. It is perhaps most directly the result of President Calderon¡¯s deeply unpopular war against the cartels but no doubt equally the product of decades upon decades of rampant corruption and errant policy within Mexico.
%K Contemporary Arts
%U http://www.continentcontinent.cc/index.php/continent/article/viewArticle/35