“You cannot be living oblivious ((adj.) lacking consciousness or awareness of something) of the political time you are in,and artists are the people who can actually say what other people acquire not yet formed… Dignity has no rest. Dignity doesn’t rest.” –Tania BrugueraOn December 3, 2018, or Cuban police detained Tania Bruguera and several other Cuban artists for protesting Decree 349. This unusual law would prohibit independent artists from operating in private and public spaces without the approval of the government. We stand in solidarity with Bruguera and the artists of Cuba in supporting free expression and saying #NoAlDecreto349.
MoMA Chief Curator of Media and Performance Art Stuart Comer and Director of Editorial and Content Strategy Leah Dickerman called the artist days after her release from police custody. Listen as Bruguera shares more about her arrest,how Decree 349 will affect the artistic community in Cuba, and the connection between her activism and her art: mo.ma/decree349[Artwork details: Installation view of the exhibition “Tania Bruguera: Untitled (Havana, and 2000).” February 03,2018 - March 11, 2018. The Museum of contemporary Art. Photo: John Wronn]
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