Chantal Peñalosa. Atlas Western

Atlas Western explores the construction and later abandonment of Cine Pueblo, a film set on the outskirts of Tecate, Baja California, which recreated the Wild West. The fate of this set allows Chantal Peñalosa to address the dynamics at work on the northern border between Mexico and the US and how, despite the decline of the Western genre, its gesturality seeped into everyday life. This publication documents the video installation and includes the contributions of Amanda de la Garza, curator of the exhibition, and Bárbara Foulkes.