2016  ·  Cuba, United States  ·  Documentary

The Art of Intervention: The Performances of JuanSí González

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The Art of Intervention: The Performances of JuanSí González

  • 2016
  • Cuba, United States
  • Documentary
  • English
  • -
  • 35 mins
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This documentary explores the groundbreaking street performances of Cuban artist JuanSí González during the 1980s. A pioneer of relational aesthetic practice in Cuba, González transformed public spaces in Havana into laboratories for edgy exchanges between artists and the public and created numerous works that threw art's role in a socialist society into question. His experiments provoked surprise from his peers and suspicion from state authorities. Twenty years later, the artist sat down to reflect on the relevance of those performances for the development of Cuban contemporary art. The video features rare archival footage of Cuban art from the 1980s.

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Director
Coco Fusco
Writer
Coco Fusco
Producer
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