Exhibition "Democratic Spring", by Regina José Galindo

Curated by Daniela Labra, sample Democratic Spring brings together a set of photographs and videos of actions carried out between 2017 and 2025 in several cities around the world, reaffirming the relevance and consistency of Galindo's work in the contemporary performance art scene.

As part of the program, the artist will also perform an unprecedented performance at Praça da Harmonia, in the city center, on June 3, Tuesday, starting at 10 am. The action, which bears the name of the exhibition, proposes a reflection on the persistent and alarming rates of violence against women — even in contexts considered democratic and institutionally stable.

Born in 1974 in Guatemala City, where she lives and works, Regina José Galindo’s work is deeply influenced by the structural violence of Latin American society, focusing on themes such as human rights, feminicide, colonial heritage and social inequalities. In 2005, she received the Golden Lion at the 51st Venice Biennale for her performance “¿Quién puede borrar las huellas?”, in which she walked barefoot through the streets of the Guatemalan capital leaving footprints of blood, in protest against impunity and the violent political past of her country. Since then, she has participated in major international exhibitions, such as the Venice, São Paulo, Havana, Sharjah and Istanbul Biennales, in addition to having presented her work at institutions such as MoMA (New York), Tate Modern (London), Centre Pompidou (Paris) and Guggenheim (New York).

With an artistic language that uses the body as a political instrument, Galindo creates impactful actions that challenge the boundaries between art, denunciation and activism. Her work has been fundamental to the contemporary debate on gender, violence and the mechanisms of power in Latin American societies.

His works are part of important institutional collections around the world, including: Tate London (UK), Foundation Centre Pompidou (France), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (USA), La Gaia Collection (USA), Princeton University (USA), Rivoli Museum (Italy), Daros Foundation (USA), MEIAC (Spain), Miami Art Museum (USA), Ubs, Cisneros Fontanals (USA), Fondazione Teseco (Italy), Fondazione Galleria Civica (Italy), MMKA (Hungary), Consejería de Murcia (Spain) and Art Foundation Mallorca (Spain).

“Democratic Spring” is part of the special calendar of actions and exhibition projects that celebrate Portas Vilaseca’s 15th anniversary in 2025.

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Exhibition | Democratic Spring
From June 07th to July 26th
Tuesday to Friday, 11am to 19pm, Saturday, 11am to 17pm