Arts Santa Mónica and the Palau de la Virreina join forces for the first time to present the exhibition Anti-Futurismo Cimarrón, an exhibition in which more than 20 international artists propose what it would be like to live outside the historical time of European modernity. Curated by Yuderkys Espinosa, a decolonial philosopher (who questions Eurocentric narratives) and the visual artist, Katia Sepúlveda, the proposal invites us to explore an alternative world in which Europe never existed. An immersive journey towards other possible realities.
The tour of the exhibition manages to stimulate all the public's senses through paintings, installations and multimedia works. “It is the result of a year of collaborative work, to eliminate the idea of the artist as a creative genius who works alone,” explains Katia Sepúlveda. Each artist contributes their unique vision and manages to transport the viewer through elements such as the aroma of fresh earth, which surrounds the work of the filmmaker Johanné Gómez Terrero, or the voices in different languages, which emerge from the collective piece in which all the artists participated. artists.
The Cuban artist Yoel Díaz Vázquez is another of those participating in the exhibition, with a symbolic reissue of Previsión, an independent newspaper that was published in Havana between 1908 and 1910. Through his work, the artist invites a historical review about the origins of racial prejudices in Cuba and attempts, in turn, to recover the country's historical memory.
The proposal of Anti-Futurism Cimarrón manifests how cultures, beliefs and lives that were segregated from history due to colonial violence still have the capacity to generate other narratives that challenge the dominant one. “The idea of this exhibition is to show this continent that there are other possible worlds. We are people with stories and we have creative and symbolic capacity,” explains Yuderkys Espinosa. In other words, show how voices silenced by colonization have the power to tell alternative stories that challenge the predominant version of history.
The exhibition can be seen simultaneously at the Santa Mónica art center and at the Virreina palace, until January 31, 2024. Verena Melgarejo, Yelaine Rodríguez, Marcela Riquelme Huitraique, Johanné Gómez Terrero, Colectivo Ayllu, Daniela Ortiz, Naomi Rincón Gallardo, Yoel Díaz Vázquez, Helen Ceballos and Nitzayra Leonor are some of the artists participating in the exhibition.
