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Sharing this list of resources for aid for Cuba. I gotta say US Imperialism is really testing my patience more than usual nowadays and I am deeply infuriated but try to redirect that energy towards those who need it.
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Sharing this list of resources for aid for Cuba. I gotta say US Imperialism is really testing my patience more than usual nowadays and I am deeply infuriated but try to redirect that energy towards those who need it.
But the culture of the Caribbean, at least in its most distinctive aspect, is not terrestrial but aquatic, a sinuous culture where time unfolds irregularly and resists being captured
Antonio Benítez Rojo, The Repeating Island
Sharing this Print Mail Out fundraising campaign by bright spots zine to help with relief efforts after Melissa. More info on how to participate here. Links on how to help can be found here.
The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean
On view: September 4 through December 14, 2024
"Illuminating the often-overlooked Asian diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean, 27 artists across 14 countries address notions of visibility and invisibility, spirituality, and archiving across various media. Named after a 1975 work by Japanese-Brazilian artist Lydia Okumura, The Appearance primarily focuses on artwork created from 1940 onwards." [x]
El MoMA dedica una importante retrospectiva a Wifredo Lam. La exposición explora una obra impactante que se sitúa entre el surrealismo y el
"Las primeras obras creadas en España, marcadas por la Guerra Civil, revelan ya a un pintor para quien la forma es inseparable del compromiso político. Desde muy pronto, Lam rechazó la neutralidad modernista. En París, su encuentro con Pablo Picasso y André Breton lo situó dentro del círculo surrealista; sin embargo, nunca se integró completamente en él. Mientras que el surrealismo europeo se nutría de imágenes a menudo fantásticas del "otro lugar", Lam invirtió la perspectiva: movilizó el automatismo gráfico, los sueños y la metamorfosis para reactivar recuerdos enterrados, culturas diaspóricas relegadas al silencio."
¿Pero qué es la historia de América toda sino una crónica de lo real-maravilloso?
Alejo Carpentier, Prólogo a El reino de este mundo (1949)
A cada paso hallaba lo real maravilloso. Pero pensaba, además, que esa presencia y vigencia de lo real maravilloso no era privilegio único de Haití, sino patrimonio de la América entera, donde todavía no se ha terminado de establecer
Alejo Carpentier, Prólogo a El reino de este mundo (1949)
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