¿Se aculillo? / Are you scared? is a one-month pop up exhibit in AS220’s Resident Gallery showcasing visual artists’ reckonings with fear: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.
The phrase. ¿Se aculillo?, is a Colombian taunt that roughly translates to, “Are you scared?” More literally, aculillo refers to a sensation of the body clenching or curling inward.
The show is curated by Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sanchez and features 11 Latinx/Latine artists from Rhode Island working in printmaking, book making, painting, sculpture, video, performance art, music, storytelling, and poetry.
Note about Latinx and Latine: The show title uses both Latinx and Latine as gender neutral forms of Latina/Latino. Latinx is a distinctly U.S. American, gender-neutral term that has been taken up by queer, radical spaces, and, subsequently, the academy in the United States. Latine (and the practice of replacing “a/o” endings with “e”), on the other hand, is a gender neutral language that more easily flows and conjugates in spoken Spanish.
Exhibition & Reception: Free | Live Show (October 20th): $3-$20, sliding scale
Phone: 2149347144
Email: benjofaman@gmail.com
2017/10/01 - 2017/10/31
Additional time info:
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 7th | 5 PM – 7 PM (Free)
Live Show: Friday, October 20th | 7 PM – 9 PM ($3-$20, sliding scale)
AS220 Resident Gallery
131 Wasington Street, Providence, RI 02903