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'''Location:''' Havana, Cuba | '''Location:''' Havana, Cuba | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' The artist formed a circle with animal bones on the floor, spread the day's ''Granma'' (the Cuban newspaper) in the center, dropped his pants and defecated on it. | '''Description of Artwork:''' The exhibition at the Center for the Development of the Visual Arts in Havana included a performance in which the artist formed a circle with animal bones on the floor, spread the day's ''Granma'' (the Cuban newspaper) in the center, dropped his pants and defecated on it. | ||
'''The Incident:''' | '''The Incident:''' The exhibition was immediately closed. Two days after the incident, the twenty-three year old artist was fired from his job. When he returned home, the state secret police were waiting for him. He was charged with "public scandal" and sentenced to six months in prison. "It was an act of political desperation," he said "I wanted to draw attention to the absence of freedom of expression in Cuba. I wanted to express myself against censorship." | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' Delgado was freed after serving the six month term. Since his release, he has not been able to exhibit his works or perform anywhere in Cuba or abroad. | '''Results of Incident:''' Delgado was freed after serving the six month term. Since his release, he has not been able to exhibit his works or perform anywhere in Cuba or abroad. | ||
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[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | [[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | ||
[[Category:Performance Art]] | [[Category:Performance Art]] | ||
[[Category:Angel Delgado]] | [[Category:Angel Delgado]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:13, 15 November 2016
Date: 1989
Region: Central America and the Caribbean
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Performance Art
Artist: Angel Delgado
Confronting Bodies: Cuban government under Fidel Castro
Dates of Action: 1989
Location: Havana, Cuba
Description of Artwork: The exhibition at the Center for the Development of the Visual Arts in Havana included a performance in which the artist formed a circle with animal bones on the floor, spread the day's Granma (the Cuban newspaper) in the center, dropped his pants and defecated on it.
The Incident: The exhibition was immediately closed. Two days after the incident, the twenty-three year old artist was fired from his job. When he returned home, the state secret police were waiting for him. He was charged with "public scandal" and sentenced to six months in prison. "It was an act of political desperation," he said "I wanted to draw attention to the absence of freedom of expression in Cuba. I wanted to express myself against censorship."
Results of Incident: Delgado was freed after serving the six month term. Since his release, he has not been able to exhibit his works or perform anywhere in Cuba or abroad.
Source: "Castro's Final Hour", Andres Oppenheimer
