Espacios de contacto en el arte. Museos, galerías y bienales en la encrucijada de las estéticas decoloniales

Abstract

ABSTRACT Based on the theoretical conceptualization of what is known as decolonial aesthetics, the main objective of this article is to problematize the analysis of exhibition and circulation spaces of visual arts, such as museums, galleries or biennials, analyzing their role in current affairs from a decolonia]l perspective, particularly in regards to collecting and exhibiting. Simultaneously, three cases of visual art exhibitions are analyzed: The Afro Brazil Museum in São Paulo, the Just Not Australian exhibition at the Artspace Gallery in Sydney with National Anthem at the Buxton Contemporary Gallery in Melbourne, and Fricciones at the Paco Urondo Cultural Center, University of Buenos Aires. It is concluded that in such exhibitions there are contact spaces where different logics converge, one of which is decolonial aesthetic.