Mexico ‘anti-monuments’ recall dark moments, demand justice

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City’s grand Paseo de la Reforma boulevard is dotted with ornate statues commemorating notable moments in Mexican history such as independence from Spain and Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas.
But more recently a collection of impromptu, semi-permanent structures have sprung up — “anti-monuments” to remind passers-by — and public officials — of painful incidents of violence, repression, ineptitude and impunity.