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lesdupont · 12 days

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Statues is on the STATUES EP LYS 47

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wonderandwanderinginmexicocity · 9 months

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Fear and (Self-)Loathing in Roma/Condesa

"I have never felt salvation in nature. I love cities above all."

-Michelangelo

"Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States."

-Porfirio Diaz (supposedly)

One Sunday morning I stumbled out of an unsuccessful coffee date and found myself in a new corner of Mexico City: Plaza Rio de Janiero. In the center of the park is a replica of Michelangelo's David, porcleain butt portrayed prominently for all to see. I think about what the great Renaissance artist once said, about even how five hundred years ago there were still individuals drawn to cities, and I wonder what Michelangelo would think of this one, for all its beauty, filth, and confusion. I don't know if I have ever felt salvation in cities, as Michelangelo supposedly did. He and I do agree about wanting to be where things are happening. A quiet life in the country is not without its charms, but only in a bustling city can you feel the slow hum of all the potential possibilities.

I sit down on a bench and look around, taking in the sounds and sunshine of the morning. I don't know why there is a replica of David in a park named after a city in Brazil, but no one claimed Mexico CIty ever tried to make much sense. Plaza Rio de Janiero is one of these lovely Spanish style parks that often dot the more affluent parts of the city. Nothing says bougie like a vintage market, and it being Sunday in the Roma neighborhood, naturally one of these was set up. People greet each other in English. Foreigners in shorts and backpacks walk around, taking pictures of everything. I begin to feel vaguely queasy.

During the pandemic, when people were finally free from the chains of office life but also simultaneously stuck at home, a phenomenon began (or at least kicked into overdrive) in the Mexico City neighborhoods of Roma and La Condesa. "Digital nomads", as they are often referred to, realized they could live in a neighborhood that reminded them of Europe at a much lower price than say, New York City, San Francisco, or LA. Often in the tech field, these new foreign workers streamed across the border, many of whom did not have the legal right to live or work long term in Mexico, and have inevitably pushed local residents out. "These foreigners move here, the price of rent goes sky high, and they don't pay any taxes to the Mexican government. They leave after a year or two, it's just a long vacation for them, and then people who are actually from this city can't afford to live in these neighborhoods anymore!" One Mexican friend that used to live in Roma told me. She also pointed out to me that many buildings in Roma and Condesa were destroyed in an earthquake in 2017, and rebuilt as Airbnbs.

An interesting irony is that people like to think that travel changes them, helping them learn and grow. A lot of these digital nomads may travel to places like Tulum and learn a few words in Spanish (I see signs for Spanish lessons in English all the time around here), but many of them inevitably are hanging out with other foreigners and speaking English, French, or German. Sooner or later, they go back form whence they came. What permanently changes from tourism is not the travelers, but the places that get visited. "I knew it was time for me to find a new neighborhood to live in when the cashier at 711 addressed me in English," a Venezuelan who has lived in Mexico City for over ten years told me.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to live in a different country or have a fresh start. But these individuals are coming into Mexico without papers, usually not learning the language, bringing in US dollars that cause inflation and not paying taxes into the system they're living under. It strikes me a bit like elephants stomping around on the grass, not concerned with what happens to the ants under their feet. Personally I don't live in either Roma or Condesa, I have residency, and I work for a Mexican organization. I pay plenty of taxes. Maybe a few years ago I could have afforded to live in these neighborhoods, but certainly not now. Part of me, frankly, is jealous: I'd love to live on a beautiful street with picturesque parks and Greek statues. I can understand the impluse. The queasiness is a reflection, in part, of my own smaller complicity.

But it was a beautiful lazy Sunday, and maybe that was enough thinking about the bigger picture. It's so nice out, I decided to walk the good forty minutes home.

#Roma #Condesa #MexicoCity #CDMX #travel #travelgram #travel photography #gentrification #digitalnomads #citylife #streetphotography #Michelangelo #StatueofDavid #Statue #Mexico

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aimsterskitz0rz · 1 year

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#statueofdavid at #ripleysbelieveitornot 🌉🌃 🦁#staugustinefl (at Ripley's Believe It or Not!) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClMl95guOKA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#statueofdavid #ripleysbelieveitornot #staugustinefl

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mghnart · 2 years

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“Renaissance” by Meghan Carrier, 9/29/2022. Illustration: Frank Kelly Freas's cover art for "The Light That Never Was" by Lloyd Biggle Jr., 1972. Unknown photographer.

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itdoesart · 2 years

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May 15th-16th with @picturesofjoescats . . . #raleigh #raleighnc #skyline #oysters #strochraleigh #oysterbar #anniversary #statueofdavid #olivewood @fathernathan #love #holidayinnraleigh #17thfloor #poly #cardinalbar @thecardinalbar #veggiedogs #thecardinalraleigh #gin #violet #beautiful @strochraleigh (at Raleigh, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdrcTXRrWgD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#raleigh #raleighnc #skyline #oysters #strochraleigh #oysterbar #anniversary #statueofdavid #olivewood #love #holidayinnraleigh #17thfloor #poly #cardinalbar #veggiedogs #thecardinalraleigh #gin #violet #beautiful

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artbytai · 2 years

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Progress shot. The #drawing portion of one-half of a set of custom pieces that I’m workin’ on as a commission for a big collector. I’m hoping to finish’em soon, cuz I think they’re gonna be pretty awesome… . . . #artbytai #wip #david #davidofmichelangelo #statueofdavid #water #h20 #air #alchemy #alchemysymbols #foxmask #ballmasonjar #penart #pendrawing #ballpointpenart (at Ol' Blue Gallery & Guesthouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdidzauOv_C/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#drawing #artbytai #wip #david #davidofmichelangelo #statueofdavid #water #h20 #air #alchemy #alchemysymbols #foxmask #ballmasonjar #penart #pendrawing #ballpointpenart

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gazbaz1 · 1 year

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BAD COPY from Gary Bird on Vimeo.

Stylised comic toon-style vs statue of David exploration... #badcopy #StatueOfDavid #toon #daz3d #element3d #aftereffects

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filipport · 2 years

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Rękaw w budowie dla Dominika @_doomis . A Ty jaki miałeś pomysł na pierwszy tatuaż?;) … A sleeve under construction for Dominik. What was your idea for your first tattoo Zapisy/Booking: ⚓️DM 📞Tel: 12 422 05 36 📧E-mail: [email protected] ___ #filipport #kulttattoo #tattoodesign #portrait #art #tattooidea #tattoolifestyle #bestartist #tattooflash #tattoo #tattoos #realistictattoo #ink #tattoolife #tatuaje #portraittattoo #portret #tatuaggio #tatuaż #tattoopeople #blackandgray #tattoostyle #krakow #blackports #krakowtattoo #tatuażrealistyczny #firsttattoo #blackworktattoo #tatuatori #statueofdavid (w: Kraków, Poland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjXWDfOolDa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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kannibalkrunch · 3 years

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I'm a sucker for David's... 🤣 This wittle one came from the thrift haul yesterday in Waterloo. This one was produced in Italy by G. Ruggeri. #david #gruggeri #ruggeri #statueofdavid #2021 #thrift #thrifting https://www.instagram.com/p/CSxJQSwrCLG/?utm_medium=tumblr

#david #gruggeri #ruggeri #statueofdavid #2021 #thrift #thrifting

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behindtheeditoreye · 3 years

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The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli ✨The Uffizi Gallery

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mugler88 · 4 years

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Super happy with the transformation! This bust is a little over five feet tall. It’s made from the cast of the real statue of David. I just wanted something more special so I turned him into Neptune. #statueofdavid #neptune #slickitup (at West Hollywood, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBPQlpOAcrR/?igshid=1iivql2ewspv9

#statueofdavid #neptune #slickitup

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fruitiest-floot-loop · 4 years

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BMI of random Objects

STATUE OF LIBERTY: 23.62 (”Healthy”)

STATUE OF DAVID: 210.79!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Morbidly Obese)

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING (W/ ANTENNA):1,685.73!!! (Morbidly Obese)

THE MONA LISA: 28.69 (”Overweight”)

26 IN FLUTE (NO B Extension): 1.56!!!!!!! (Severely Underweight)

AVERAGE #2 PENCIL: .08!!!!!!! (Severely Underweight

THE ONLY ITEMS THAT HAVE A BMI A HUMAN COULD EVEN SURVIVE AT OR NEAR ARE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, THE MONA LISA, & ALMOST POSSIBLY THE STATUE OF DAVID.

PENCIL THIN HAS A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF MEANING NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#bodymassindex #screwbmi #bmi #statueofliberty #statueofdavid #empirestatebuilding #themonalisa #flute #pencil #wasteoftime #whydididothis

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annabell0409 · 4 years

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💛💛💛💛💛

#david #michelangelo #statueofdavid

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knucklehedpinstriping · 5 years

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Finally get to share this one! Just delivered this commission piece to its home today. Im grateful i was able to take my time and get it exactly how i envisioned. Let me know what you think! Really want to do more like this! > > > > > #Artist #painter #pinstriper #draw #paint #create #lowbrowart #customs #hotrod #ratrod #Chicago #newyork #losangeles #STL #austintexas #stlouis #miamiart #statueofdavid #modernart #signpainter #businessart #canvasart #artistinstlouis #stlouispinstriping #imagination #knucklehedkustomart #ihaventdonemybestyetonlymybestsofar https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx5zigngtyA/?igshid=15the0csx86ma

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wtfworldtv · 5 years

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Here’s a #ThrowbackThursday for you, yours truly standing next to the replica of Michelangelo’s David in Las Vegas, in which I will be there at the end of the month #StatueofDavid #MichelangelosDavid #caesarspalace #lasvegas #tbt @caesarspalace (at Caesars Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsLmgdiFTUx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2udqay4zqahb

#throwbackthursday #statueofdavid #michelangelosdavid #caesarspalace #lasvegas #tbt

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x-swith-x · 2 years

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House David #statue #statueofdavid #David #sunrise #neon #plants #art #photography (at Waterloo, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CasEZZrOB2a/?utm_medium=tumblr

#statue #statueofdavid #david #sunrise #neon #plants #art #photography

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