Mexican museum highlights war violence

Mexican museum highlights war violence
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Summary A new art exhibit in Mexico explores the country's violent war on drugs and arms.

An art exhibit at a museum in Mexico City hopes to bring attention to the countrys massive war on drugs and illegal arms.The exhibit entitled Goodbye to Arms: Contraband on Borders showcases work by some of the countrys top artists who use mixed media to express their ideas.One artist compiled handguns into the letters U-S-A.... another used pills and white powder in the shape of a machine gun to portray the relationship between narcotics and illegal arms.Mexican officials say at least 5,000 illegal weapons are traded in Mexico per day.

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