MIAMI.- Venezuelan artist and activist Andreina Fuentes Angaritapresident of the Arts Connection Foundation based in Miami, held a protest in front of the Venezuela Pavilion of the 60th edition of the Venice Art Biennale to demand free elections in their country.
Fuentes Angarita carried a Venezuelan flag and held a panel that said: “Democracy, free, fair and transparent elections,” during his entry into the South American country’s pavilion.
Subsequently, she performed a performance titled Yo soy María Corina, alluding to the Venezuelan political leader who was chosen by civil society as a representative of the opposition in the presidential elections to be held in June, but who was not allowed by Nicolás Maduro’s regime. register on the platform of the National Electoral Council (CNE).
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In the activity, she wore a flannel with the phrase I am Mara Corina and used a handkerchief. Looking at Colour by Marina Abramovic.
The flag he carried had eight stars, but then he removed one to refer to how it was the national symbol prior to the arrival of former president Hugo Chávez and that it was meant to evoke the arrival to power of María Corina Machado.
At the protest, Andreina Fuentes Angarita, who also stands out as a museologist and cultural management advisor, called attention to the threat to democratic principles that Venezuela suffers.
“Through this intervention, Abramovic’s scarf was transformed into the resplendent Venezuelan flag, proudly displaying its historical significance for all to behold. Additionally, this profound piece served as a powerful reminder of the transformative power of art, illuminating its role as a catalyst for introspection and social change,” the artist said in a statement.
