credit: Regina José Galindo La pecora nera, photo by Claudio Bettio. C&AL: How was the experience of making Bitch? Regina José Galindo (born August 27, 1974)[1][2] is a Guatemalan performance artist who specializes in body art. (Who can erase the traces?, 2003), Himenoplastia (2004), Mientras, ellos siguen libres (While they are still free, 2007) and Caparazon (Shell, 2010) were presented alongside newer works that had not been exhibited before in Italy. In an interview with curator Diane Lima, artist Castiel Vitorino Brasileiro talks about her first solo exhibition. “The Afro Project emerges in a context of historical violence”. Regina José Galindo, Pig’s Blood, 2017. Between 2006 and 2010, thousands of weapons were exported to Mexico, a country currently submerged in a serious war on drugs and where 200.000 people have already lost their lives as a result. SEGNI DELL’UMANO Verità resilienti, contro la disumanità di Alessandro Rossi Regina José Galindo, La verdad, video 2013, Ciudad de Guatemala, Centro de Cultura de España Nel video che registra la performance “La verdad” (2013) l’artista guatemalteca Regina José Galindo è ripresa seduta a una scrivania mentre legge per un’ora circa pagine e pagine di testimonianze dei … More than 200.000 people died and thousands had to leave the country because of this violent conflict, fought between leftist guerrilla organizations and the government. Judith Waldmann, author of Contemporary And (C&) América Latina, sat down for a conversation with this exceptional artist. She was born in Guatemala City.[2]. And also in 2017 she organized the performance Make America Great Again in Los Angeles. Photo: Kika Karadi. The Movement of People and Art on the Continent. 2019. The exhibition surveyed Galindo's prolific output from the past decade and included newly commissioned performance, sculpture and photography. With C& author Wana Udobang, Rahima Gambo speaks about education, her relationship with nature, and Boko Haram. [5], Another of her notable works was titled Perra (2005), in which she carved the Spanish word perra, or bitch, on her legs, in protest against violence against women.[6]. Regina José Galindo. Durante la guerra en Guatemala, como parte de la estrategia militar de tierra arrasada, el maíz fue cortado, fue quemado, fue destruido por el Ejército Nacional con la intención de destruir a comunidades indígenas, consideradas bases de la guerrilla. El Gran Retorno. Then, they parked trucks, laden with people, close to the pine tree, and one by one, they went passing by. Metrópolis - Regina Jose Galindo. The visitor becomes a potential victimizer and at the same time, the real victim. Her naked body becomes an intensely politicized surface for projection, encouraging an approach not only to concrete events but also to evident existential and universal circumstances marked by injustice and oppression. Regina José Galindo Video work. Regina José Galindo I suppose that like everything I … We need to activate the spectators, make them feel involved and confront them with something familiar, something they tend to normally ignore or silence. For this performance I studied the movement of the weapons and the illegal arms trafficking closely. A new art space in Loíza, Puerto Rico, establishes creative links between the African Diaspora and Africa. Regina José Galindo To me this question feels too deep, too heartrending. Exhibition included 23 works of art and had an accompanying catalog. Regina José Galindo was born in 1974 in Guatemala City, Guatemala where she currently lives and works. ‘Performing Torture’,[26] Essay by Professor Julian Stallabrass, preface to "Confesión", Regina José Galindo, to be published in 2011. https://www.academia.edu/3465907/Regina_Galindo._El_performance_como_acto_de_resistencia, https://www.academia.edu/26755279/EL_ANTI-CEREMONIAL_PÚBLICO_EN_LA_OBRA_DE_REGINA_JOSÉ_GALINDO_2016_, "Regina José Galindo La Sombra (The Shadow)", http://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/id/eprint/718, "Artpace in San Antonio devoting 25th anniversary to works by women", "International Artist-In-Residence » Artpace", Women in the spotlight as Venice Biennale opens, More information on the project "CONFESIÓN", Link to video showing "CONFESIÓN" as it was installed at the Venice Biennial of 2009, Essay by Professor Julian Stallabrass, preface to "Confesión". In 2005 there was a series of murders of women. Artist listing at Prometeogallery di Ida Pisani, Video documentation of Regina José Galindo's, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Regina_José_Galindo&oldid=997552202, Articles with Spanish-language sources (es), Wikipedia articles with CANTIC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with RKDartists identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Picket Family Video Gallery, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA, Prometeogallery di Ida Pisani, Milan, Italy. [16][17] Curated by Erin K. Murphy, Visibilities not only kicks off the nonprofit's 25th anniversary celebration, but also highlights past artists from their International Artist-in-Residency program, such as Galindo who was a resident in Spring 2008. Walk from the Constitutional Court to the National Palace in Guatemala City leaving a footprint trajectory made of human blood, in memory of the Guatemalan armed conflict’s victims, and as a form of rejection of the presidential candidacy of Efraín Ríos Montt – ex-military, genocidal, and pro-coup. A videotape of this performance was presented as an installation at the Venice Biennial of 2009. She was born in Guatemala City. C& sat down for a conversation with this exceptional artist. Sola Olulode is part of a new generation of young painters using internet languages to create multilayered aesthetics and narratives. Photo credit Belia de Vico. Galindo vive y trabaja en Guatemala, utilizando su propio contexto como punto de inicio para explorar y denunciar las implicaciones éticas de la violencia social y las injusticias relacionadas a la discriminación racial y de género, así como los abusos … The thing is that Germany is one of the leading arms traders in the world, it manufactures weapons which are not used inside the country. > REGINA JOSÉ GALINDO (gua) Mazorca 8:29 Díptico + 4 mazorcas 2015. “I’m Not Concerned With Defending a Conclusion”. Here, there might be a point of self-reference, because I remember thinking: “I inflicted this pain onto myself, now you can’t hurt me”. A book on Galindo’s performance work has been published in Italy (Vanilla Edizioni, 2006). And yet, more often than not, the aesthetic impact in her performances is a blow of political defiance. The weapons are used in the Third World with a violence which is hard to control, not just in Guatemala but in other Latin American countries as well. More than 200.000 people died and thousands had to leave the country because of this violent conflict, fought between leftist guerrilla organizations and the government. 2004) The Colombian artist talks about neo-Amazonian art, the need for creating artistic spaces in indigenous territories and the problems with cultural appropriation in the arts. Regina José Galindo (1974) is a Guatemalan performance artist that has been creating her visual narrative through the medium of the body since 1999. [16], Galindo received the Golden Lion award at the Venice Biennale in 2005, in the category of “artists under 30”, for her video Himenoplastia. Photography Belia de Vico Video Aníbal López (Colectiva Cinismo, Espacio Contexto, Guatemala. A digger is digging a hole around her exposed body. In order to clean the blood of their hands, they have to take action, there is no other option. Autophobia addressed exactly this fear, which also plays a prominent role in Bitch. Regina José Galindo (born August 27, 1974) is a Guatemalan performance artist who specializes in body art.wikipedia. Photography Belia de Vico Video Aníbal López (Colectiva Cinismo, Espacio Contexto, Guatemala. To Art, Its Freedom, Depictions of Queer Black Love for the Digital Age. Regina José Galindo (gua) Regina José Galindo (1974) es una artista visual y poeta, quien utiliza como medio principal el performance. Regina José Galindo (born August 27, 1974) is a Guatemalan performance artist who specializes in body art. A surgical operation in which they reconstruct my hymen to make me a virgin again. Instead, I am the intellectual proprietor who has researched and conceived this act down to the smallest detail. Poemas famosos de Regina José Galindo en español. An internationally acclaimed visual artist specializing in performance art, Galindo is known for pushing her body to the limit to create powerful public works that challenge the inequalities and atrocities that have become commonplace across the globe. The clouded mirror being the only sign of life, contradicting all of the signs of an apparent death. The first Black Curators Forum took place in Toronto, Canada, to discuss how black curators work with an ethos of extra care. Metrópolis online, completo y gratis en RTVE.es A la Carta. Performance. Tearing Down Borders Between Magazines and Museums. In 2014 in Mexico, 43 students were killed when protesting against the Mexican government, and they were killed with these exact rifles from Heckler und Koch. In Venezuela, in particular, there is an obsessive cult of beauty. Why is Germany exporting these arms to Latin America? “My body not as an individual body but as a social body, a collective body, a global body. Regina José Galindo, The Objective, 2017. As a system of oppression, colonialism never ceased, but re-branded – as an exhibition in San Francisco shows. Newspaper covers from the day after the performance (as seen in Guatemala's National Newspaper Archive). Todos los programas de Metrópolis online en RTVE.es A la Carta Regina José Galindo (1974, Guatemala City) is a radical and compelling performance artist who confronts violence, oppression and injustice. “Art is art and politics is politics", says the Guatemalan artist Regina José Galindo. At the past documenta 14 in Kassel, Germany (2017), Galindo presented three pieces. Galindo is also a writer of poetry and narrative; in 1998 she received the Myrna Mack Foundation's Premio Unico de Poesía in Guatemala for Personal e intransmisible (Scripta Coloquia, 2000). Cazali, Rosina, and Fernando Castro Florez. Courtesy of the artist. Her performances are often brutal physical actions that reimagine environments that portray the social, political, and economic instability of many countries in Central America. A conversation with Marta Moreno Vega, one of its founders. Regina José Galindo I suppose that like everything I do this was done for me. RJG: In the United States I performed Pig’s Blood and Make America Great Again. Regina José Galindo has become a world-renowned artist for her impactful denunciation of gender and racial violence. C&AL: Like for example in the performance The Objective (2017) in the documenta 14 where you worked with an assault rifle G36, manufactured by the German weapon factory Heckler und Koch. Regina José Galindo. A woman stands in the middle of a meadow, naked, unmoving, stoic: Regina José Galindo. El anti-ceremonial público en la obra de Regina Galindo", Revista de Estudios Globales & Arte Contemporáneo, Vol. Brazilian artist, Froiid gets carried away by the wiles of the game, which he takes as a starting point to create his oeuvre. I suoi lavori esplorano in maniera universale le implicazioni etiche dell’ingiustizia sociale, delle discriminazione di sesso e razza e degli altri abusi causati dalle relazioni inique dominate dal potere nella società di oggi. Regina José Galindo, Earth, 2013. After meeting Jessica Lagunas and Maria Adela Díaz, performance art grew in importance in her practice. I suoi lavori esplorano in maniera universale le implicazioni etiche dell’ingiustizia sociale, delle discriminazione di sesso e razza e degli altri abusi causati dalle relazioni inique dominate dal potere nella società di … Her work explores the universal ethical implications of social injustices especially those related to racial and gender discrimination. Website bySHIFT. For the duration of this work, Galindo spent one month dressed as a maid. Regina José Galindo's Tierra is striking in a way that is perhaps uncommon in the artist's oeuvre: the aggression in the performance is not directly aimed at her nude body, but to her surroundings. Self-flagellation with a knife, carving the word "perra" into her skin, protesting violence to women in Guatemala during 2005. For this performance Galindo lied naked at the ground floor of the pavilion. A videotape of this performance was presented as an installation during the Sydney Biennial of 2010. Regina José Galindo (Ciudad de Guatemala, 1974) es una artista guatemalteca especializada en performance, siendo una de los mayores exponentes latinoamericanas de la disciplina en la actualidad.Además es autora especializada en poesía.Su obra se caracteriza por su explícito contenido político y crítico, empleando su propio cuerpo como herramienta de confrontación y … Regina José Galindo. As a woman in Guatemala, one is permanently exposed to the danger of attacks such as rape or other forms of humiliation. C& América Latina: In your performances you often come close to the limits of what the human body can endure. In this performance piece, the artist hits herself 279 times while in a box, commemorating the 279 Guatemalan women who died at the hands of sexist violence within the first half of 2005. And yet, more often than not, the aesthetic impact in her work is a blow of political defiance. Consider the work by Regina José Galindo, No perdemos nada con nacer (We don’t lose anything by being born) (2000). 46 Related Articles [filter] Aníbal López. Regina José Galindo, 2008 Prometeo Gallery di Ida Pisani, Milan ROLLO Contemporary Art, London Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York and Caracas, 2010 The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2017 They regarded me as “the other”, “the stranger”, the poor woman from Guatemala who has to live in these terrible conditions. Where do these weapons travel once they leave German territory? Regina José Galindo, El peso de la sangre, 2004, Plaza Central, Città del Guatemala, lambda print on forex, 75×100 cm. These are questions that need to be asked, both with regards to the arms industry as well as to the politicians responsible for the arms trade treaties. Regina José Galindo has become a world-renowned artist for her impactful denunciation of gender and racial violence. Awareness of the Presence of New Identities. Artist Lisa C Soto goes to the country of her ancestors, Puerto Rico, to explore and witness the island's contemporary art scene. At the past documenta 14 in Kassel, Germany (2017), Galindo presented three pieces. The killers carved the words “Death to the Bitches” into the corpses. Today, she is one of the most provocative and renowned artists in Latin America. Since the late nineties, the work of Regina José Galindo has been characterized for denouncing different forms of oppression and violence in contemporary society. Remarkably, for an artist who is known for the political themes of her work, Galindo grew up in a lower middle class household where politics generally, and the Guatemalan civil war more specifically, were not discussed. [18] In Visibilities, a video that Galindo created during the 2008 residency is being showcased at Artpace for the first time. https://brooklynrail.org/2009/11/artseen/regina-jose-galindo Regina José Galindo nació en Guatemala en el año 1974 y se destaca en su tierra por ser una poetisa que experimenta con nuevos escenarios e intenta fusionar el arte de escribir con la performance, puntualmente con el body-art.En el 2005 fue condecorada con el León de Oro en la bienal de Venecia por un vídeo en el que se sometía a una intervención quirúrgica ilegal, el cual … What did you learn from it? In her first performance work, a stark naked Galindo continuously submerged herself in a tub of water for as long as she can hold her breath. Villena Fiengo, Sergio, "Intervenciones intempestivas en Centro América. In this performance, the visitors at documenta 14 in Kassel – the city is an important center for the weapon industry – they could take aim at me and at my Guatemalan body with an assault rifle of German manufacture. A talk about the Colombian Caribbean musical culture of the “Picó” and multiple identities in the Caribbean in relation to Africa. The controversial work depicted surgical reconstruction of the artist’s hymen. In my private life, I, Regina José Galindo, don’t go to such physical extremes as I do for example in the performance Confession. Using simple visual language to haunting effects, Galindo manages to directly access complex thematics while still avoiding the clarity which would give way to the one-dimensional. Emplea su cuerpo como materia para la creación de complejas narrativas, explorando los límites de su propia "fisicidad" e incluso asumiendo riesgos con el fin de evidenciar y denunciar prácticas de sometimiento en las sociedades actuales. Regina José Galindo (Guatemala, 1974) es una poeta y artista que adopta la performance como vía de expresión. Photo: Andrei Venghia. Guatemalan artist Regina Jose Galindo has spent much of her career bringing international visibility to the very issues that these people deal with at home. In 2011 the jury of the 29th Biennial of Graphic Arts in Ljubljana (Dave Beech, Christian Höller, Urška Jurman, and Ulay /Frank Uwe Laysiepen/) awarded her with the Grand Prize for the works: Confesión (Confession), 2007 which was produced in Spain and inspired by the extraordinary rendition flights uncovered by a team of local reportes in Palma de Mallorca, and the Prince Claus Awards.[22]. Regina José Galindo and Iva Lulashi Prometeogallery di Ida Pisani “Vicino altrove” (Nearby Elsewhere), a two-person show of work by Regina José Galindo and Iva Lulashi, established a convincing duet despite the age difference between the two artists—Galindo was born in 1974, Lulashi in 1988—and their far-flung origins in Guatemala and Albania, respectively. Galindo walked through the streets carrying a bowl of human blood, repeatedly stepping in the bowl to create bloody footprints, commemorating the victims of the genocide during the Civil War. For many, “The rescue is more dangerous than the crisis itself.” Galindo has exhibited four times at the Venice Biennale, in 2005 receiving the Golden Lion for young artists under thirty. “El cielo llora tanto que debería ser mujer”. In Regina José Galindo’s Rescue (2017), the action is heard before it is seen. Regina José Galindo, Punto Ciego, comisionado y producido para la XVII Bienal de Arte Paiz, 2010. http://www.reginajosegalindo.com/ http://sueltasuelta.es One recurring theme in her artistic career has been the migratory mobilizations and displacement of Central Americans as a result of the civil wars that took place in Guatemala and other countries of the region in the 1970s. All content © 2020 Contemporary And. Guatemalan artist Regina Jose Galindo has spent much of her career bringing international visibility to the very issues that these people deal with at home. We spoke to the New York curator Antwaun Sargent about his international selection for the exhibition Just Pictures at projects+gallery in St. Louis, Missouri. Regina José Galindo, Punto Ciego, comisionado y producido para la XVII Bienal de Arte Paiz, 2010. http://www.reginajosegalindo.com/ http://sueltasuelta.es 100% (1/1) Aníbal López (also known as A-1 53167) has been a lifelong mentor for Galindo, and is noted as an important influence on her work. Regina José Galindo. Missing Forever. Bandjoun Art Station: The Importance of a Peripheral Institution in Cameroon. To be or to reflect through me the experience of the other; because we are … One of her well-known acts include ¿Quién Puede Borrar las Huellas? Regina José Galindo’s artistic practice situates her own body in a public dimension in a way that can be identified by anybody who has witnessed the violence and … Once the cavity filled, they let the shovel of the machine fall over the corpses.” This statement was made by a witness who gave testimony in the historical trial against the dictator Efraín Ríos Montt, accused of committing genocide against the lxil, a Guatemalan indigenous tribe. RJG: Exactly. Regina José Galindo (1974) Born and live in Guatemala City. Performance, Defibrillator Chicago, United States. Regina José Galindo grew up during the time of the civil war in Guatemala (1960 – 1996). I am standing and waiting for someone to pull the rope. The room is so small that all the spectators will also be covered in blood, including those who haven’t pulled at the rope. The year 2020 has ushered in new space for black Brazilian art – whether in galleries, retrospectives or academic debates. Regina José Galindo’s artistic practice situates her own body in a public dimension in a way that can be identified by anybody who has witnessed the violence and sadism of certain political events and personal disgrace. Foto: Bernard Huet. Banco de España Metro Station, Madrid, Spain, A site–specific video installation by Regina José Galindo, commissioned by La Caja Blanca. Regina Josè Galindo was born in 1974 in Guatemala, lives and works in Guatemala. In Venezuela, in particular, there is an obsessive cult of beauty. Aníbal López (also known as A-1 53167) has been a good friend for Galindo, and is noted as an important influence on her work. A surgical operation in which they reconstruct my hymen to make me a virgin again. These pieces deal with the alarming situation in which many citizens of this country find themselves. Regina Jose Galindo: The Body of Others was the first major UK presentation of the work of Guatemalan artist, Regina José Galindo, and the first monographic survey of her work. Who can erase the traces? Iheanyi Onwuegbucha talks to C&’s Obidike Okafor about the importance of mobility in daily life and art. For Autophobia (2013), you fired a 9mm bullet at your own shadow. Since the late nineties, the work of Regina José Galindo has been characterized for denouncing different forms of oppression and violence in contemporary society. In Conversation with Eliana Muchachasoy Chindoy. Díaz, Tamara, and Virginia Pérez-Ratton. Works such as ¿Quién puede borrar las huellas? She attended secretarial school and her career as a secretary was not a successful one. Regina José Galindo (1974) is a Guatemalan performance artist that has been creating her visual narrative through the medium of the body since 1999. Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc (online), Decolonizing the Human: an Introduction to Sylvia Wynter, Call for Art: Race and Technology “Digital Rights Are Civil Rights”. It was performed in a higher middle class shopping mall. Regina José Galindo (1974, Guatemala City) is a radical and compelling performance artist who confronts violence, oppression and injustice. Performed in Athens, Galindo’s action is a response to the misinformation, characterizations of weakness, and demonstrations of power enmeshed in the EU bailout measures. Video performance. Regina José Galindo Video work. She frequently collaborates with other art performers, including compatriot Aníbal López. La Sombra (The Shadow) is a video-performance that was commissioned for Documenta 14 in Kassel, Germany, one of the world’s leading exhibitions of contemporary art. To be or to reflect through me the experience of the other; because we are all ourselves and at the same time we are others. Performance with four assault rifles G36. Regina José Galindo (1974) Born and live in Guatemala City. Regina José Galindo The surgeon points out my defects and the changes I would have to make in order to be "beautiful." Regina José Galindo, 2008 Prometeo Gallery di Ida Pisani, Milan ROLLO Contemporary Art, London Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York and Caracas, 2010 The Museum … Notwithstanding, in Italy, as in many other places in the world, there is a vast number of violent acts being committed against women. Autophobia is not a suicide act. In 2005, you carved in the word “bitch” into your thigh. potencia mundial [15], In January of 2020, Galindo was part of Artpace’s exhibit titled Visibilities: Intrepid Women of Artpace. C&AL: Last year, in different performances, you approached the political situation in the United States. [4] Galindo's first performances were based upon her earlier written works. Walk from the Constitutional Court to the National Palace in Guatemala City leaving a footprint trajectory made of human blood, in memory of the Guatemalan armed conflict’s victims, and as a form of rejection of the presidential candidacy of Efraín … Galindo sat under a structure in Guatemala City's main square as a liter of blood was emptied, drop by drop, over Galindo's head and clothes. Regina José Galindo To me this question feels too deep, too heartrending. Regina José Galindo and Iva Lulashi Prometeogallery di Ida Pisani “Vicino altrove” (Nearby Elsewhere), a two-person show of work by Regina José Galindo and Iva Lulashi, established a convincing duet despite the age difference between the two artists—Galindo was born in 1974, Lulashi in 1988—and their far-flung origins in Guatemala and Albania, respectively. “My body not as an individual body but as a social body, a collective body, a global body. Luciara Ribeiro talks about the importance of analyzing archives and their gaps to think about revisions that question colonization. Regina José Galindo’s performances and poetry address social injustice, gender discrimination, and racism, focusing mainly on the governmental atrocities of the Guatemalan dictatorship. Under cold temperatures, one person at a time was invited to hold a mirror under her nose. An internationally recognized performance artist, Regina José Galindo was born in Guatemala and lives in Guatemala City. To avoid that passive posture, I decided that whenever I work abroad, I make reference to local issues. These are works which, beyond their political undertone, allow for an interpretation toward auto-aggression. [19] This work, nevertheless, got a particularly hostile reception during its first showing in Guatemala, in 2004. In Search of Decolonized Images of South Africa. Emplea su cuerpo como materia para la creación de complejas narrativas, explorando los límites de su propia "fisicidad" e incluso asumiendo riesgos con el fin de evidenciar y denunciar prácticas de sometimiento en las sociedades actuales. “More Desire to Measure up to the North Than to Redefine It”. "Regina Galindo: Toque De Queda (2005), Perra (2005), Un Espejo Para La Pequeña Muerte (2006).". Founder of the Afro Project, the scholar talks about how the platform came about and the importance of research on Afro-Brazilian art. Regina José Galindo: To be perfectly clear, I am not a masochist. Moreover, it was important for me to use my art to disclose this series of murders and initiate a conversation. [3] Her work as a poet developed through attending workshops and groups which met in friends' houses, at which time she wrote the pieces that became part of her book Personal and Intransmisible. Her well-known acts include ¿Quién Puede Borrar las Huellas make me a virgin Again solo! 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