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“If we behave like those on the other side, then we are the other side. Instead of changing the world, all we'll achieve is a reflection of the one we want to destroy.”
Jean Genet, The Balcony
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Queer theory is grounded in gender and sexuality. Due to this association, a debate emerges as to whether sexual orientation is natural or essential to the person, as an essentialist believes, or if sexuality is a social construction and subject to change
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self-censored portrait, 2019
“Almost seventy years after the poisonous criticism of the works of Arango and other artists, in 2010 there were two cases of censorship in the 13th Regional Salon of Artists Caribbean Zone in which part of the exhibition "Making of the body”. The work ( Oh ! Sailor ) that showed a male nude was removed from the gallery walls. We cannot stop seeing this phenomenon also as a warning to how annoying can be the change in violent roles against what gender, ethnic groups means “. Revista Bacanika, 2013
Oh Sailor , 2013
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Gendermess, 2017
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LA CONTRACULTURA: Es una subcultura cuyos valores y normas de comportamiento difieren sustancialmente de los de la sociedad en general, a menudo en oposición a la cultura en general. Un movimiento contracultura expresa el espíritu y las aspiraciones de una población específica durante una era bien definida. Cuando las fuerzas de oposición alcanzan una masa crítica, las contraculturas pueden desencadenar cambios culturales dramáticos. Entre los ejemplos destacados de contraculturas en Europa y América del Norte se incluyen el romanticismo (1790–1840), La Bohemia (1850–1910), la contracultura más fragmentaria de la Generación Beat (1944– 1964), seguida de la contracultura globalizada de la década de 1960 (1964–1974). ), generalmente asociado con la subcultura hippie y la subcultura punk diversificada de los años setenta y ochenta, y el Arte Queer que se encuentra actualmente en boga. /
A counterculture (is a subculture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society, often in opposition to mainstream cultural. A countercultural movement expresses the ethos and aspirations of a specific population during a well-defined era. When oppositional forces reach critical mass, countercultures can trigger dramatic cultural changes. Prominent examples of countercultures in Europe and North America include Romanticism (1790– 1840), Bohemianism (1850–1910), the more fragmentary counterculture of the Beat Generation (1944–1964), followed by the globalized counterculture of the 1960s (1964–1974), usually associated with the hippie subculture and the diversified punk subculture of the 1970s and 1980s.
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La Sal ( El Morbo) , La Sangre ( El Pudor) y la Censura / The Salt ( morbid) the Blood ( modesty) and Censorship. Galerazamba . Colombia, 2019.
Artivismo es una palabra exclusiva que combina arte y activismo. El artivismo se arraiga o se ramifica de una reunión de artistas chicanos del este de Los Ángeles y zapatistas en Chiapas, México, en 1997. Las palabras "Artivista" y "Artivismo" se popularizaron a través de una variedad de eventos, acciones y obras de arte. El artivismo se desarrolló en los últimos años cuando surgieron y proliferaron las protestas contra la guerra y contra la globalización. En muchos casos, los artivistas intentan impulsar las agendas políticas por medio del arte, pero también es común enfocar la conciencia social, ambiental y técnica. // Artivism is a portmanteau word combining art and activism. Artivism takes roots or branches off of a 1997 gathering between Chicano artists from East Los Angeles and the Zapatistas in Chiapas, Mexico. The words "Artivist" and "Artivism" were popularized through a variety of events, actions and artworks rt. Artivism developed in recent years as antiwar and anti-globalization protests emerged and proliferated. In many cases artivists attempt to push political agendas by the means of art, but a focus on raising social, environmental, and technical awareness is also common. //
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IF THE WALLS COULD SPEAK…
Con el Rabo Entre las Piernas / With the Tail Between the Legs ( Gendermess), 2018
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Jessie, Amsterdam, 2018
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