The history of the Palace of Autonomy, built in the Historic Center, dates back 500 years to the fall of ancient Tenochtitlan, when these lands were seized from the former palace of Moctezuma and appropriated by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. The halls of this museum feature These Ruins You See, an exhibition by artists Santiago Robles and Rodrigo Ímaz.
The ancient, the modern, and the contemporary merge in the works to highlight the pre-Hispanic roots that prevail in the remains, while voracious capitalism destroys lakes and contaminates corn; economic profit is the ultimate objective.
The piece "Km Zero," a three-color metal print created jointly by the two artists, is representative of the concept of the other oil paintings, prints, and acrylics exhibited on the ground floor of the old building, as well as some installations outside the room that are reminiscent of Marcel Duchamp.
Rodrigo Ímaz points out in an interview that Km Cero focuses on the center, following the logic of the Zócalo as a starting point for returning to our roots and the founding myth, the heart of the great Tenochtitlan. The piece, created in Emilio Payán's Tiempo Extra Editores workshop, is the first in a series of five prints that will present the entire geography surrounding the Templo Mayor.
