Walker Simon
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Position: Desk Editor
Walker Simon is a desk editor in New York specializing in emerging markets, particularly Latin America, where he was a long-time correspondent. Raised in Mexico, he joined Reuters in Mexico City and was posted to Lima, Caracas and finally Bogota, where he was the Andean bureau chief.
Beyond the region, he has a wider geographic interest, whetted by knowledge of Spanish, Portuguese, German, French and Russian.
Apart from editing, Walker writes frequently for the Reuters news service.
Articles
Brazil wood maze and nudes top Latam art sale
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A volcanic landscape of lifeless nudes and a Brazilian jumble of whitewashed wood topped a sizzling sale of Latin American art that was reminiscent of the heady bidding in better economic times. Full Article
Weighty Botero nude, Chile painting top Latam sale
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A one-ton nude sculpture by Colombian Fernando Botero sold for $1.14 million, outstripping its top rival, a delicate portrait of crumpled paper, in a robust sale of Latin American art in New York. Full Article
Stylized nudes expected to top Latin American art sales
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A bronze of a voluptuous nude holding a cigarette and a volcanic landscape strewn with lifeless limbs top this week's Latin American art auctions. Full Article
