TRAVEL

Photos: Site Unseen

by Diane Solway

The library with the Careyes logo on the roof, at Tigre del Mar.
Photographer: John Messinger

In the lush coastal jungle of Careyes, Mexico, the curator Lauri Firstenberg finds a virgin landscape for contemporary art. W‘s arts and culture director pays a visit.

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Photographer: John Messinger

La Copa del Sol.

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Photographer: John Messinger

Lauri Firstenberg stands atop the eccentric sculpture.

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Photographer: John Messinger

The suspension bridge connecting Mi Ojo, Gian Franco Brignone’s house, to a rocky isle.

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Photographer: John Messinger

The library with the Careyes logo on the roof, at Tigre del Mar.

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The Brignone family, 2005. Courtesy of Collection Foundation Careyes.

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Photographer: John Messinger

An abandoned house, painted by Kenny Scharf.