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I doubt if I will ever see all of the museums in Mexico City... there are supposedly 150 of them... but on Wednesday I added another to my list of places visited.

Busy, pedestrianized Moneda Street in the heart of the Historic Center runs from the Zócalo, the main plaza. It is a raucous slice of inner city life with crowds of people and vendors hawking their wares at the top of their lungs.

A couple blocks down the street is the Church of Santa Inés which dates back to the year 1600.

Turn the corner onto Academia Street, and the former convent attached to the church is now a museum.

For the last 25 years, this 400 year old building has been a museum of contemporary art, the José Luis Cuevas Museum.

The Mexican artist José Luis Cuevas was a leading figure of the "Generación de la Ruptura" (Breakaway Generation) that challenged the muralist movement which has dominated Mexican art for the last century. He led a controversial and scandalous life. (One room in the museum is filled with self portraits of him with prostitutes.)

Cuevas died just last month at the age of 83.

In 1992 he purchased the former convent, restored its colonial architecture, and opened it as a museum containing his private collection. As you enter the courtyard you see a 26 foot high statue entitled "La Giganta" (The Giantess). It's the most impressive item in the museum. (In my opinion, the only impressive item.)

A couple of galleries are devoted to Cuevas's collection of contemporary Latin American art.

Several galleries are devoted to the artwork of Cuevas, mostly drawings.

Cuevas is really not my cup of tea, but I will admit that he is better than some contemporary artists that I have seen.

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