PBS NewsHour (2020)
Video segment | 2:57–4:49 minutes
Total duration: 6:57 minutes
This excerpt is part of the PBS NewsHour special “How Mexico City became a global center for contemporary art” (aired March 30, 2020), produced and presented by Jeffrey Brown. The segment (2:57–4:49) features Luz María Sánchez speaking about her long-term work addressing enforced disappearance in Mexico, including her collaboration with Las Rastreadoras del Fuerte, and her broader engagement with the politics of state violence and memory. She also reflects on her pedagogical approach, foregrounding the role of students in tackling urgent political and social issues through contemporary art.
Available online: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-mexico-city-became-a-global-center-for-contemporary-art
Language: English
Production: PBS Public Broadcasting Service, USA.
Luz María Sánchez
Luz María Sánchez is a transdisciplinary artist. Her practice spans sound, moving image, installation, computational media, AI and generative systems, addressing power, territory, memory, language and environmental transformation.