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‘No Soy un Activista, Soy un Artista’: Representations of the Feminicide at the Intersections of Art and Activism

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Raising questions of the disposability of victims of feminicide in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Teresa Margolles' installationLote Bravo(2005) is compared with the grassroots activist group Voces Sin Eco's Cross Campaign and Humberto Macías Martínez's Muralist Movement. These responses to thefeminicidioare considered as interrogating and negating the ideas and ideals of art‐activism. Exploring the problematics ofLote Bravo, a new reading of the installation as an ‘artivist’ work is offered, identifying a certain potential beyond Mexico.

Source: Bulletin of Latin American Research

DOI: 10.1111/blar.13242

Author: Jennifer Cooper

Institution: Royal Holloway University of London

Language: English

Topic: Art, Politics, and Modernism

Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Gender equality

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,000