Latin America

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  War and Peace: Between Bombs and Potatoes in Colombia

  January 8, 2013 - 

  In the nearly 50-year-old civil war between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the indigenous people of Cauca Valley have been caught in the crossfire. Artist Federico Zukerfeld showcases their peaceful struggle for recognition.  More

  By Federico Zukerfeld

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  The World’s Busiest Border Crossing: San Diego to Tijuana

  December 20, 2012 - 

  The metropolitan area of San Diego—Tijuana is home to over 5 million people. But it is divided between two nations by the San Ysidro Port of Entry. This video, a Creative Time Reports open call submission, depicts the architecture of the world’s busiest border crossing.  More

  By Mirelle Borra

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  Dispatch

  Désespérance / Desperation

  October 3, 2012 - 

  Haitian writer Jean-Euphèle Milcé documents the political, material and emotional aftermath of the catastrophic 2010 earthquake. “What remains, in spite of everything,” he writes, “is the possibility of spray-painting the walls with long poems like revolt songs on the eve of a big upheaval.”  More

  By Jean-Euphèle Milcé

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  Uprisings

  Mexico: Creating Anti-Monuments and Crowdfunding Dissent

  October 1, 2012 - 

  In July, Enrique Peña Nieto was elected president of Mexico, aided by disproportionate media coverage in his favor. Pedro Reyes covers the opposition #YoSoy132 movement and suggests new media strategies for publicly airing critiques that TV shows won’t touch.  More

  By Pedro Reyes

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  Podcast: Forms of Life

  Art and Education Across the Pan-American Divide

  August 22, 2012 - 

  In this episode of Forms of Life, Creative Time’s Chief Curator Nato Thompson talks to Pablo Helguera, a museum educator and pioneer of socially engaged artistic practice, about how art and education can foster new forms of participation and intercultural understanding.  More

  By Nato Thompson and Pablo Helguera