Bisagra is an art collective which aims to function as an articulation point in the fragmented world of the visual arts in Lima and Latin America, creating the conditions for art production while, at the same time, encouraging connections between art theory, pedagogy and activism. The project opened its doors to the public in 2014 as an independent and grassroot art space, privileging the creation of critical content around contemporary art through a varied public program constituted by workshops, symposia, residencies, publications, performances and exhibitions. Throughout its initial years, Bisagra’s program has always been context responsive, fostering alternative communities to contest the dominant homophobia, patriarchy and racism that, until today, shape the status quo in Lima. Currently the collective works as a nonprofit organization in which collaboration and hospitality are core values. Indeed, in alliance with different partners in crime we have focused in developing heterogeneous artistic platforms which respond and enact the epistemological, ethical and political horizons we wish would exist in Lima, Peru and beyond. Bisagra’s most recent endeavor is the “Programa de destinos y presagios compartidos” an experimental educational program directed to Peruvian artists and cultural agents. The collective is currently formed by the curators Miguel A. López, Florencia Portocarrero and the artists Eliana Otta, Iosu Aramburu, Andrés Pereira Paz and Juan Diego Tobalina.
Guest curators of edition #4 of Pivô Satélite (2022) .