Collective Situations

Readings in Contemporary Latin American Art, 1995-2010

By: Bill Kelley Jr. (Editor)

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Hardcover | 3 November 2017

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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, Maria Fernanda Cartagena, David Gutierrez Castaneda, Fabian Cereijido, Paloma Checa-Gismero, Kency Cornejo, Raquel de Anda, Bill Kelley Jr., Grant H. Kester, Suzanne Lacy, Ana Longoni, Rodrigo Marti, Elize Mazadiego, Annie Mendoza, Alberto Muenala, Prerana Reddy, Maria Reyes Franco, Pilar Riano-Alcala, Juan Carlos Rodriguez

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"Enormously compelling and useful. Collective Situations reveals the inadequacy of art criticism and art history as they are now conceived and will compel us to ask what role writers and scholars can play in assuring that fleeting images, oral accounts, and ephemeral acts be written into history." -- Harper Montgomery * CAA Reviews *
"Each section is laden with artists, activists, and collectives that cannot live-or live well-in the constraints not only of settler colonial continuity, but also of Western art history. Instead, they catalyze, experiment, and pre-figure collectivity in the interstices of the situated-as a mode of critique and aesthetic method-to create lives worth sharing." -- Sarah Richter * TDR: The Drama Review *

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