In Collective Situations scholars, artists, and art collectives present a range of socially engaged art practices that emerged in Latin America during the Pink Tide period, between 1995 and 2010. This volume's essays, interviews, and artist's statements—many of which are appearing in English for the first time—demonstrate the complex relationship between moments of political transformation and artistic production. Whether addressing human rights in Colombia, the politics of urban spaces in Brazil, the violent legacy of military dictatorships in the region, or art’s intersection with public policy, health, and the environment, the contributors outline the region’s long-standing tradition of challenging ideas about art and the social sphere through experimentation. Introducing English-language readers to some of the most dynamic and innovative contemporary art in Latin America, Collective Situations documents new possibilities for artistic practice, collaboration, and creativity in ways that have the capacity to foster vibrant forms of democratic citizenship.
Contributors
Gavin Adams, Mariola V. Alvarez, Gustavo Buntinx, María Fernanda Cartagena, David Gutiérrez Castañeda, Fabian Cereijido, Paloma Checa-Gismero, Kency Cornejo, Raquel de Anda, Bill Kelley Jr., Grant H. Kester, Suzanne Lacy, Ana Longoni, Rodrigo Martí, Elize Mazadiego, Annie Mendoza, Alberto Muenala, Prerana Reddy, Maria Reyes Franco, Pilar Riaño-Alcalá, Juan Carlos Rodríguez
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I. (Un)Civil Disobedience
- 1. Lava la bandera: The Colectivo Sociedad Civil and the Cultural Overthrow of the Fujimori-Montesinos
Dictatorship
- 2. Interview with Caleb Duarte of EDELO
Residencia
- 3. Grupo Etcétera
- Project Description
- An Interview with Etcétera
- 4. Artistas en Resistencia
- Project
Description
- An Interview with Artistas en Resistencia
- 5. A Long Way: Argentine Artistic Activism of the Last Decades
- Part II. Urbanism
- 6. Galatea/bulbo Collective
- Project
Description
- “Participación” (2008) and Tijuaneados Anónimos (2008–2009)
- 7. Interview with Tranvía Cero
- 8. Art Collectives and the Prestes Maia Occupation in São Paulo
- 9. Frente 3 de Fevereiro
- Project
Description
- The Becoming World of Brazil
- 10. Interview with Mauricio Brandão of BijaRi
- Part III. Memory
- 11. Skins of Memory: Art, Civic Pedagogy, and Social
Reconstruction
- 12. Some Frameworking Concepts for Art and Social Practices
in Colombia
- 13. Chemi Rosado-Seijo
- Project
Description
- An Interview with Chemi Rosado-Seijo
- Part IV. Indigeneity
- 14. Ala Plastica
- Project
Description
- Otros-Nosotros:An Interview with Ala Plastica
- 15. Interview with Pablo Sanaguano
- 16. The Empowerment Process of Community Communication in Ecuador
- Part V. Migrations
- 17. Of Co-investigations
and Aesthetic Sustenance: A Conversation
- 18. How Three Artists Led the Queens Museum into Corona
and Beyond
- Part VI. Institutional Critique
- 19. Lurawi, Doing:
An Anarchist Experience—Ch’ixi
- 20. Con la salud si se juega
- Project
Description
- The Tournament: Nodes of a Network Made
of Undisciplined Knowledge
- 21. La Lleca Colectiva
- Project Description
- Exodus to La Lleca: Exiting from “Art” and “Politics” in Mexico
- 22. La Línea
- Project
Description
- The Morras Project
- Contributors
- Index
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