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The Haunted Present: Mark Fisher and the Cultural Logic of Capitalist Realism

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The Cultural Critic Who Saw Through the Veil Mark Fisher (1968-2017) became one of the most incisive cultural theorists of the early 21st century, offering a critical perspective that connected cultural production, political economy, and collective psychology. As a writer, philosopher, cultural critic, and educator at Goldsmiths, University of London, Fisher developed theoretical frameworks that […]

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Zahy Tentehar: Ancestral Systems in Hostile Territories

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Where digital interfaces flicker like ancestral bonfires, Zahy Tentehar rewrites colonial protocols in the Tenetehara language. A Guajajara artist-programmer, she does not “translate” cultures—she dismantles the syntax of power. Her work functions as an epistemological antivirus, infecting the operating system of contemporary art with forest commands—lines of code that disable cultural firewalls and restore original

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IA/AI: Artificial Intelligence, Art, and Indigeneity

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The relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and art has become a relevant field of critical and aesthetic exploration in recent years. However, when this intersection expands to include the perspective of historically marginalized communities, such as Indigenous peoples of Latin America, new possibilities arise. The project “IA/AI: Artificial Intelligence, Art, and Indigeneity” proposes a critical

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Cartography of power and extraction in the digital world

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DIGITAL COLONIALISM Cartography of Power and Extraction in the Digital World Digital Power Centers Control of 84% of global data Simulation Data Flows Statistics Historical Evolution Information Domination Metrics Data Extracted: 1.8 PB/h Algorithm Control: 78.3% Dependency: 92.1% Value Captured: $4.7T Extraction Dependency Resistance 2000 1990 2000 2010 2020 2025 Distribution of Technological Benefits ×

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Ozzo Ukumari: Between Ancestrality and Digitality

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At the intersection of contemporary technology and ancestral knowledge lies the work of Ozzo Ukumari (born Oscar Octavio Soza Figueroa, 1985, Agua de Castilla, Bolivia), a multidisciplinary artist whose production offers a unique perspective on the tensions inherent to what we can call digital colonialism. With a degree in Art from the Gabriel René Moreno

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Kadu Xukuru: Indigenous Futurism and the Decolonization of Digital Space

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The growing presence of indigenous artists in the contemporary art field provokes significant ruptures in the hegemonic discourses that historically control the art system. Among them, Kadu Xukuru (also known as Kadu Tapuya) stands out, a 26-year-old visual artist and cultural producer from the Xukuru do Ororubá people, whose work reconfigures the relationships between indigenous

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Artification: Transformation Processes Between Art and Non-Art

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The field of art history has expanded significantly in recent decades, incorporating objects, practices, and manifestations that previously did not belong to the traditional artistic domain. In this context, the concept of “artification” emerges as a fundamental theoretical tool for understanding the processes by which elements not considered art are transformed into socially recognized artistic

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Moara Tupinambá: Art, Memory, and the Decolonization of Digital Space

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Contemporary art, in its multiplicity, has become a battlefield where hegemonic narratives are contested and power structures inherited from colonialism are challenged. It is within this terrain that Moara Tupinambá’s work (Belém do Pará, 1983) emerges as an act of re-existence, intertwining ancestry, memory, and critique of Indigenous erasure while confronting the mechanisms of digital

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The New Stage of Art: Digital Exhibitions and the Transformation of Aesthetic Experience

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Digital art exhibitions are a phenomenon that redefines the way we interact with artistic production. Through virtual platforms, these exhibitions organize collections and information in digital environments accessible via the Internet, recreating the experience of a traditional museum but with unique characteristics. By eliminating geographical and temporal barriers, they offer a new way of artistic

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