Resistance Performed

In the extensive group exhibition Resistance Performed – Aesthetic Strategies under Repressive Regimes in Latin America, the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst addresses performative artistic production strategies as a lived practice of resistance in different countries of Latin America such as Argentina, Brazil and Chile. The center of this exhibition are historical positions that have born witness to the way people have resisted repressive and dictatorial political systems in Latin America since the 1960s, often jeopardizing their own lives (e.g. 3Nós3, Elías Adasme, Lenora de Barros, Paulo Bruscky, Antonio Dias, León Ferrari, Gastão de Magalhães, Anna Maria Maiolino, Cildo Meireles, Luis Pazos, Horacio Zabala, Anna Maria Maiolino, Yeguas del Apocalipsis). In a dialogue with contemporary positions, the intention is to conduct a fresh exploration of the idea of resistance. In recent years, performative strategies have regained significance in contemporary artistic practice, raising the question: are these still viable strategies today to undermine hierarchical structures or even change political systems?