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The Arts Intel Report

A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Saner: Edgar Flores

October 1, 2019
35 Connaught St, St George's Fields, London W2 2AZ, UK

Elements of graffiti, graphic design, and Mexican folklore fuse powerfully in the art of Saner (Edgar Flores). In work that could be described as Magic Realism, this Mexican painter interweaves the modern and the primitive, reminding us that we may not be as sophisticated as we think. “We live such stable and comfortable lives,” Saner has said, but if “we look at a number of situations around the world, it seems that we’re more primitive than ever.” —E.C.