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CDMX

Roma Norte home with racing stripes

April 22, 2026October 30, 2025 by McKinney Arts
A home in Roma Norte, CDMX, with racing stripes

While I got sick during my trip to Mexico, I was able to get out and walk around a little bit each of the days I was sick … and while wandering the streets of Roma Norte, I saw this home with what I might describe as “racing stripes.” I mean, who thinks to paint … Read more

Categories Architecture, Found Art, street photography, Travel / Explore Tags CDMX, Mexico City, Roma Norte, stripes

First impressions of street art in Mexico City

June 11, 2026January 22, 2025 by McKinney Arts
street art seen in Mexico City CDMX

Part of my inspiration for going to Mexico City – and staying in the CDMX, as opposed to spending any time at a resort or on the beach – was that I had heard that Mexico City has become an international destination for art, between the museums, contemporary art galleries, and the street art. As … Read more

Categories street art, Travel / Explore Tags CDMX, Mexico City, street art

First impressions upon landing in Mexico City

June 11, 2026January 22, 2025 by McKinney Arts
Art by Cesar Menchaca in CDMX airport

I have heard many good things about the contemporary art scene in Mexico City, and so I planned a trip to visit for the first time in January. Of course there are many other things I wanted to see, such as the pyramids at Teotihuacan and the Anthropology Museum in CDMX that – in one … Read more

Categories Art, Travel / Explore Tags CDMX, Cesar Menchaca, Huichol art, Mexico City Leave a comment

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