Macolen

The printing press of El Castillo de Chapultepec

Inside El Castillo de Chapultepec is Macolen,1 a risograph printer that functions as the printing press of El Castillo de Chapultepec since May 2025. It is used to print internal forms, as well as communications material related to the project and the local artistic community.

Currently, the archive of Macolen is in the process of being formed at El Castillo de Chapultepec.

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Macolen (since 2012) was founded by Manuel Bueno, Mariel Calderón and Rodrigo Escandón. It was active in an office within Plaza del Ángel in the Zona Rosa of Mexico City until 2016. Subsequently, it opened to the public as a subspace in collaboration with APRDELESP in a commercial space in the San Miguel Chapultepec neighborhood where it remained active until 2020.

During this period the following collaborated: Sofía Arias, Santiago Marín, Armando Contreras, Alejandra Acosta y Manuela Eguía; se imprimieron muchos trabajos para clientes y se hicieron más de trescientas coediciones con los siguientes ilustradores: ¡FOCUS!, Guadalupe, Idalia Sautto, Rachel Levit Ruiz, Abril Castillo, Agustina Morón, Alberto Pazzi, Alejandra Acosta Chávez, Alejandra Ballesteros, Alejandro Márquez, Alfonso de Anda, Alfredo Aguirre, Álvaro Ardilles, Andonella, Ange Cano, Anler, Aricollage, Armani, articuloscarmen, BASTARDINES, Benjamin Rolland, Boy Bison, Carmen Objetos, Catalina Bu, Chabaski, Chioma, Christine Te Bogt, Citlali Haro, Cristina Capetillo, Dana Pulido, Daniela Martín del Campo, David Rocha, Diana Caballero, Diego CRSS, Dujlce, Ege Soyuer, Emilio, Emilio Reyes-Bassail, Emily Ann Bush, Evan M. Cohen, Fernando Bueno, Flaminguettes, Flavia Zorrilla, FOCUS, Gabriel Ebensperger, Gala Navarro, Genie Espinosa, Gilberto Hernández, Hilda Palafox, Horacio Camacho, Ilya Kazakov, Iván Mayorquín, Jackie Lee, Jackie Obeso, Jessica Dickens, Jimena Estibaliz, Joan X. Vazquez, José Eduardo Barajas, Juan Enrique, Koak, Lalech Rivet, Leah Goren, Leah Schmidt, Liz Dot, Liz Mevill, Lorraine Sorlet, Luis Safa, MAD BOY, Malika Favre, Manuel Bueno, Manuel Vargas, Manuela Eguía, María Conejo, María José Arias, María José Cruz Reyes, María Kalach, Mariana Motoko, Marisol Rivera Morales, Marti Guerrero Ocon, Martin Ferreyra, Mateo Arce, Matt Reynolds, Maya Fuji, Melissa Zermeño, Mencia Zagarella, Mermeladadepera, Michael McGregor, Miissa Rantanen, Momoca, Nai McMuffin, Narvitio, Nicholas Armas, Nico González, Nicolasa Ortiz Monasterio, Niño Feo, otrosrzorro, Pablo del Cielo, Pachiclón, Pajaro, Pam Medina, Papa Ferrari, Pedro Aparacio, Profe, pulpali, Rachel Levit, Regina Quesada, Robert Majenti, Santiago Marín, Santiago Moyao, Sofía Rodríguez A., Stephanie Cheng, Studio José de la O, Tom Howes, We Are An Event, Yann Le Bec, and Yurex Omazkin.

El Castillo de Chapultepec