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New exhibition: lugares y memorias fragmentadas
On August 13 the exhibition Lugares y Memorias Fragmentadas will open at universidad de las Americas Puebla, which I curated and shows a collection of photographs taken during my trips of the last five years. This is a personal and professional highlight that could not have happened without the support of the university and the…
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The artistry of frustration
Recently I have been going through two very interesting games, Dark Souls and Bloodborne, designed by game-maker Hidetaka Miyazaki. These are often cited as prime examples of great video game design, lauded for their often times punishing difficulty and obscure and ambiguous yet intriguing storyline. While both games share mechanics and themes such as cycles of life…
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Alterity and Gamergate
In a previous article I wrote about how we can wield our otherness as a tool for positive change, embracing what makes us different from the mainstream and turning it into a positive. There is however a darker side to otherness, when we see our otherness as superior to a world blind to the right way,…
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Authenticity in Museums
In this essay I will endeavour to offer my views in the subject, starting with an attempt at a definition of authenticity. Afterwards I will address the dangers of chasing this subjective concept if limits are not set. The third and most important part of this essay will look at two contrasting museums, the Piermaster’s…
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Self Othering in the Art World
This article was originally published in The New Union. Gay, Black, Feminist, African; these are just some of the labels that are commonly used in the art world in an attempt to reduce complex individuals to a single identifier, whether religious, ethnic, territorial, national, or sexual. In general terms, these labels are not used in…
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Brecht and Picasso, art as a weapon for social change
In this essay my intention is to reflect on Picasso’s Guernica and its importance in the world scene as a condemnation of Fascism and war through the lens of Bertolt Brecht’s In the Fight Against Injustice Even Weak Weapons Are of Use. The relationship between Brecht’s text and Picasso’s work is clear: Brecht was a…
Rene G. Cepeda 