THE WITCHES OF TEPOZTLAN (AND OTHER UNPUBLISHED OPERAS) describes the cases of four different and rather obscure operas written by equally obscure composers whose existence, whether fictitious or real, is never confirmed by the author. By intertwining these four stories in the form of a narrative fugue, this book invites the reader to reflect on the conception of a masterpiece, the role that biography plays in turning an author into an antihero or a mythical figure, and the relationship between a work, its author, and its interpreters. PABLO HELGUERA (Mexico City, 1971) is a visual artist....

"Helguera knows the lecture form inside out, in all its frailties and anachronisms, and he cares for it. But expect the Professor-Doctor of its terminal condition to be doing stand-up at the funeral." Dominic Willsdon, The Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art "While Helguera writes in a manner that suggests parody, he is simultaneously deadly serious and entirely accurate... he] routinely appropriates academic language or strategies to create his artworks, which can appear as books, recordings, symposia or even a nomadic...

In this Spanish edition, artist Olmeco Beuys lives in the eternal but futile search for recognition, scholarships, and exhibitions while being ignored by the social environment of galleries, curators, artists, and collectors.

In this charming English/Spanish story, a toddler encounters the fall leaves for the first time, and starts giving them away to people, helping adults rediscover the beauty of autumn.

In this unique collection of cartoons, artist Pablo Helguera turns his attention to the classical music world, offering a respite from the formality of concerts and the foibles of performers and audiences alike. Whether you are a specialist or an aficionado, Artunes will bring you great laughs, all while being a loving celebration of classical music. "(...) I think of Helguera as a court jester, holding up a mirror to those self-appointed guardians of classical music, sketching out in humor what we're sometimes afraid to verbalize, while exploding myths and sweeping away fusty traditions...

In this provocative new book, Helguera argues that contemporary art makes viewers perform self-conscious or instinctive interpretive acts; and that the construction of value in art is determined less by the objects themselves than by the nature of interpretive performances, having a trickle-down effect on practically every aspect of art in society.

"An exercise in highly provocative, original thinking, Pablo Helguera's The Parable Conference asks loads of inconvenient questions about art, only to answer them through a series of entertaining fictions. "Is there too much art in the world?" "How should art be taught?" And, "Why do we want to relive Andy Warhol?" Helguera continues a long if recently disused tradition of creative fibbing in this enlightening epistolary book. Prophets and preachers use lies to tell the truth--so why shouldn't artists?" -Christian Viveros-Faune, art critic, The Village Voice "Pablo Helguera is a splendid...

Eine Ubung im hochgradig provokatorischen, originellen Denken. Pablo Helgueras Parabelkonferenz stellt eine Unmenge unkonventioneller Fragen uber die Kunst, nur um sie durch eine Reihe unterhaltsamer erfundener Geschichten zu beantworten. >Gibt es zu viel Kunst auf der Welt?Wie sollte man Kunst unterrichten?Warum wollen wir Andy Warhol wieder erleben?