Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

In this text, the artist Mario Castillo discusses the philosophical reasons that motivated his practice of mixing his own semen with tempera and acrylic paint. He explains that he does this in order to imbue his medium with greater “energy” and [...]

This document from the Centro de Arte y Comunicación [Center for Art and Communication] presents the declarations made by different people and international cultural organizations to the president of the Republic, Lieutenant General Alejandro Agust [...]

In this article Clemente Padín discusses the historical development of performance art in Europe and in North America. He also refers to specific examples to describe the nature of this action art as practiced in Latin America. He believes [...]