Married with Coca Cola

In the midst of a heated trade debate between the United States and Mexico, President Trump announced new tariffs that would penalize Mexican products. Mexico's response was swift: the president, with determination and a touch of provocation, declared that Mexicans could do without Coca-Cola, the quintessential symbol of American cultural hegemony.The work depicts a couple dressed in historical garb, evoking an era of pomp and tradition. He, in an elegant green tunic embroidered with gold, and she, in a refined white wedding dress, exchange a gesture of complicity: they drink from the same can of Coca-Cola, through a shared straw.