(Re)painting the Porteño Canvas: Gender, Art, and Protest in Buenos Aires’ Streets
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Intimately tied with economic and political volatility, Buenos Aires’ street art erupted with the 2001 economic crisis. The explosive growth over the past two decades expanded the diversity and quantity of artists and artwork citywide, yet representation and sponsorship of artists remains predominantly male-dominated. Pushes for equal representation in street art have coincided with new wave feminist political action, seen in Buenos Aires with the creation of Ni Una Menos and related organizations catalyzing the gender equality/violence movement. While ample research of public space, protest, and street art in Buenos Aires exists, incorporation of the new equality movement has yet to be explored. This study analyzes how the new feminist wave has influenced street artists, and identifies how, where, and why female and LGBTQ+ individuals are occupying public space through art and protest. Research conducted involved artists, representatives of collectives, street art gallery and web managers, and political organizers. Findings suggest that while there is great precedent of street art in social movements in Buenos Aires, there are few connections between the new feminist wave and female street artists and collectives. In addition, the research finds that female and queer artists’ participation in collectives changes the manner in which artists collaborate and access public space, despite few connections between feminist political organizations and artists or collectives.
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