On the opening day of the Conner exhibition (in the Antonio Souza Gallery) the artist displayed a self-conscious posture by opening a suitcase containing thousands of marbles which ran over the floor of the small, narrow salon. The surprised public didn't know where to look. On the walls were hung a series of objects composed of elements of discarded trash. Medicine bottles, old cardboard boxes, fur, trivial reproductions from magazines, nylons, broken glass, hair, candles, etc. created a hodgepodge of screaming colors and incoherent sensations. They seemed to be shouting desperately, "Down with the aesthetic of the museums and galleries. Down with all the pretty pictures which are lies. The truth, here you have it."

MEXICO – In the last few months the most disquieting exhibition in Mexico City has been that of North American artist Bruce Conner, at the Antonio Souza Gallery. The exhibition is by a "junk artist," that is, an artist who makes his images and sculptures with objects apparently found amidst trash and debris.