The Museo Jumex in Mexico City is facing criticism after canceling an exhibition on the work of Hermann Nitsch, the Vienna Actionist painter whose frequent use of blood and animal viscera led to the institution calling off the show.  “This is a different kind of shocking,” Nitsch said.  “They wasted a lot of money. They wasted my time.  I was very, very sad.” (more…)

The Jumex Collection, the contemporary arts-heavy museum currently being built in Mexico City’s wealthy suburb of Polanco, is scheduled to complete its construction in July, with a target opening date in November.  Established by food and juice magnate Eugenio López, the Jumex Collection is considered the largest private contemporary arts collection in Latin America, and features works by  Tacita Dean, Olafur Eliasson, Martin Kippenberger and Bruce Nauman. (more…)