Exhibition "Video Room: Regina José Galindo"

Regina Jose Galindo (Guatemala City, 1974) is an artist and poet who uses her own body to expose the violence imposed by power structures in contemporary societies. Born during the Guatemalan Civil War (1954-96), a conflict that decimated and caused the disappearance of thousands of Guatemalans, the artist's work is permeated by political and ethical concerns stemming from this historical context. A pioneer of performance art in Latin America, her works push the physical limits of her body and the audience to denounce human rights abuses and gender inequalities.

In the video Deportada (Todo lo que perdí) [Everything I Lost] (2024), Galindo stands motionless amidst the personal belongings of Cristina Cazales Pacheco, a Mexican woman deported from New York to her country. Dressed in multiple layers of clothing that belonged to Cristina, the artist has these pieces gradually removed from her body by the audience, in a procedure that highlights the erasure of her existence by a society that normalizes the consequences of forced displacement, or even participates in this physical and symbolic dispossession. In a second channel, Cristina narrates her story and the anguish caused by the imposition of a border between her, her family, and her desires. Galindo had already addressed Latin American immigration to the United States in previous works and, in this recent piece, highlights the persistence and current relevance of the violence that permeates the issue, reinforcing the importance of ensuring a face, voice, and presence for its victims.

Video Room: Regina José Galindo is curated by Bruna Fernanda, curatorial assistant, MASP.

The exhibition is part of the year dedicated to Latin American Histories, which also includes solo shows by Carolina Caycedo, Claudia Alarcón & Silät, Colectivo Acciones de Arte, Damián Ortega, Jesús Soto, La Chola Poblete, Manuel Herreros de Lemos and Mateo Manaure Arilla, Pablo Delano, Rosa Elena Curruchich, Sandra Gamarra Heshiki, Santiago Yahuarcani and Sol Calero, as well as the group exhibition Latin American Histories, and shows in the Video Room by Clara Ianni, Claudia Martínez Garay, Edgar Calel and Oscar Muñoz.

Service
Exhibition | Video Room: Regina José Galindo
From July 03th to August 23th
Free admission on Tuesdays from 10 am to 20 pm (entry until 19 pm); Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 18 pm (entry until 17 pm); Fridays from 10 am to 21 pm (free entry from 18 pm to 20:30 pm); Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 18 pm (entry until 17 pm); closed on Mondays.