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Encounters with “Latin American Art” in Canada: From Toronto to Vancouver, 1999-2021

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Date created
2022-02-11
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Abstract
In this essay, I reflect on the condition of Latin American modern and contemporary art in Canada through my personal experiences in the field. I employ autobiography to narrate my encounters with the category Latin American art as I immigrated from Mexico to Canada as an art student (1999), followed by a move from the east to the west coast of the country where I became involved with the art collective AKA, based on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish, otherwise known as Vancouver, British Columbia (2012 -2017). Following an overview of the broad question of identity in Latin American art and a discussion on three flows of Latin American migration to the region, I examine the conflicting relationship with Latin American art amongst AKA’s members. In the process, I contemplate how the vexed question of identity is inseparable from my work and experiences as a feminist artist and scholar. Finally, I offer some reflections on the overall lack of institutional interest in modern and contemporary Latin American art in Vancouver.
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Identifier
DOI: 10.1525/lavc.2022.4.1.122
Publication title
Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture
Document title
Encounters with “Latin American Art” in Canada From Toronto to Vancouver, 1999–2021
Date
2022
Volume
4
Issue
1
First page
122
Last page
136
Publisher DOI
10.1525/lavc.2022.4.1.122
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Copyright is held by the author(s) with limited rights held by the publisher of the final publication.
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