The Medellín market had never seen anything like it. Among the butchers and greengrocers of the bazaar, one of the few that still resists the gentrification of the Roma neighborhood in Mexico City, appeared that morning in 1999 a score of young artists of extravagant appearance. They had rented a place and hoped to sell their creations alongside the traditional food stalls. There was music, they cooked curry for everyone and ended up throwing a big party. Among them was Damian Ortega, a young political cartoonist who was starting to make his way in the art world and wanted to be like the great Mexican muralists. His contribution to the improvised exhibition was less ...