“Primary Source: Artifacts of Contemporary Queer Latin@ Performance Art ” - April 10 - May 10, 2014
In the study and writing of history, primary sources are those created at the moment, the relics and artifacts of a time period. Historians look to primary sources to find a 'truth', an unmitigated and uninterpreted record of a time and place. The primary source is an empowered object, the object imbued with the physical and psychic energy of its surroundings.
For this show, one goal is ...
“Primary Source: Artifacts of Contemporary Queer Latin@ Performance Art ” - April 10 - May 10, 2014
In the study and writing of history, primary sources are those created at the moment, the relics and artifacts of a time period. Historians look to primary sources to find a 'truth', an unmitigated and uninterpreted record of a time and place. The primary source is an empowered object, the object imbued with the physical and psychic energy of its surroundings.
For this show, one goal is to document and share the primary sources (objects) that arise from the act of performance art. These photographs, videos, props, costumes, notes, words, poems, lyrics, and drawings are the objects drenched in the experience and exploration of the performance artist. Through these objects we can peer into the macro and microcosms in which the artists exist.
The second goal guiding this exhibition is how these primary sources can serve to elucidate, confound, and complicate the radically vast and polemic notions of culture: in specific what it is to be Queer and Latin@. The words Queer and Latin@ carry their own semantic weight. For some in the LGBTQ community the term Queer is a term of endearment, power and community, for others the term 'Queer" is a politicized response and identity that stands at odds with the LGBTQ community, and for some it is a hateful and oppressive word used to demean or trivialize experience. Similarly the term Latin@ (we use the @ sign to signify the Latino and Latina, an attempt at plurality that unfortunately is also inherently dismissive of third/non-binary genders) carries the history of being used as a term that dismisses the Indigenous, African, and international heritage of Latin-America. It is in essence a term that approves and validates the colonial and imperialist 'Latin' countries of Europe as cultural rulers of the Americas. Yet the term is also a sense of pride, community and connectivity for many; a term that unites the experiences and cultures of colonized peoples.
This exhibit seeks to avoid defining "Queer Latin@" performance but rather points to its duplicity, triplicity and polyvalent potential. It seeks to document this moment in art history; in specific the work of artists from historically marginalized communities (the art world is still a white man's abode). This exhibit looks at the developing notions of what Latin@ and Queer are and may become; celebrating our voices and our expressions as legitimate and powerful.
With the work of
Cathy De La Cruz
Fanciulla Gentile
Karen Anzoategui
Dorian Wood
Samuel White
Reyna the Ripper
Raquel Gutierrez
Rafa Esparza
Jeff Galvan
Avelardo Ibarra
Isaac Ledesma
Alice Cunt
YoYo Negrete
Peforrming live
Karen A | Spoken Word | 8:30pm
Cyn Da' Poet | Spoken Word | 8:40pm
Isaac Ledesma I Performance Art | 8:50pm
DJS | Maricon Collective - Rudy Bleu & Crasslos | 7pm-8:30pm
LA Gay and Lesbian Center's
The Village at Ed Gould Plaza
1125 N McCadden Pl, Los Angeles CA 90038
THE ART GALLERY AND PERFORMANCES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
NETWORK | Bring business cards and good vibes!!!
FOOD I TBA
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COMMUNITY SPONSORS:
HBO
Frame Monster Design Laboratory
Latino Print Network
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FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL: TBA
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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS
Art Becerra and Alfred Fraijo
Lisa Munoz Orman
Nidia Haughton
Josue Mellark
Gregorio Adam Christine Davila
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