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A fundamental part of Troca-trocas is to ‘exchange knowledge’ and to make this happen a series of workshops have been organized by Capacete Entretenimentos (www.capacete.net), who out of an open call selected a small group of local curators as participants.
Participants of the workshop at Capacete's archive
One morning, walking through the streets of Rio de Janeiro I found two different types of vernacular manifestations of male homosexuality: one was a simple engraved graffiti of a heart that declared the love between two boys (Mario and Diogo) and the other was a used condom laying on the ground of Flamengo beach park, a cruising spot for men who desire men. The first was a sign with a significance standing between 'the cute' and 'the countercultural', that also seemed to be celebrating monogamy, while the other was sign of collective and ‘clandestine’ sexuality.
• Competition of Ideas: rethinking the social and economic conditions of art
• Negotiating Equity: Curating as artistic practice
• Cultural Diversity: Discussion thread
• Shaping n.e.w.s.: Position Statement
• Taburetki/Asian Low Stools: Kazakhstan
• Troca-trocas: Rio de Janeiro
