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AQ Top 5 China Success Stories: Cuauhtémoc Medina

By Benjamin Russell

A boundary-pushing Mexican curator who found a challenge – and camaraderie – in Shanghai.

This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on China and Latin America. To see the rest of our list, click here. | Leer en español

China’s cultural bureau had four rules for Cuauhtémoc Medina as he prepared to oversee the 2018 Shanghai Biennial for contemporary art: no Mao, no nudity...

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