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FEDERICO VALDEZ (b.1976)
Chapulín (Grasshopper), Tlacuache (Opossum), Xolo (Mexican Hairless Dog), and Culebra (Snake)
2019
17 ¼ x 12 ½
43.8 x 31.7 cm.
Woodcuts; “La Bestia” (
The Beast) series

Xilografías; serie "La Bestia.”

“La Bestia” refers to a network of Mexican freight trains atop which U.S.-bound migrants ride to traverse Mexico. The trains allow migrants to avoid immigration checkpoints and detention centers but the ride poses grave, even deadly physical risks. This series of prints depicts various individuals riding on the train, each wearing a mask—tiger, devil, skull, jaguar, luchador—that connects that person to an aspect of Mexican culture. The animals depicted are also symbolic of—and often native to—Mexico. 

 “La Bestia” se refiere a una red mexicana de trenes de carga sobre los cuales viajan migrantes con destino a Estados Unidos. Los trenes permiten a los migrantes atravesar México, evitar los puestos de control de inmigración y los centros de detención. El  viaje presenta riesgos graves que pueden incluir violacion, mutilación e incluso la muerte. Esta serie de grabados muestra a varios individuos viajando en el tren, cada uno con una máscara (tigre, diablo, calavera, jaguar, luchador) que conecta a esa persona con un aspecto de la cultura mexicana. Los animales representados también son simbólicos y, a menudo, nativos de México.

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