# Event Details - **Event Name**: INDECENCIA Opening - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 15 Sep, 2022 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 15 Sep, 2022 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for the Opening Celebration of INDECENCIAAbout this EventINDECENCIA brings together a cohort of queer/rare* artists from Latin America and/or of Latin American descent and living in the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean or in-between spaces/identities, whose praxes center on performance art and ephemeral actions. From the perspective of several generations, countries, and sociopolitical contexts, these artists invite us to consider Latinidad/Latinxidad and its relationship to religion, enfleshment, and sexuality. Their inquiries extend—through videos, props, scripts, costumes, and other channels—to the disjointed corpus of an entire hemisphere where, for many, the colonized and the colonizer can easily wrestle within a single body.INDECENCIA engages the indecent theology envisioned and incarnated by Marcella Althaus-Reid (1952–2009), whose unorthodox writing digs deep into sexual dissidence and gender and class analysis. Althaus-Reid’s theology, departing from Catholic Liberation theology, calls for “lifting the skirts of God” to unclothe patriarchy and its oppressing ramifications. Her view of the indecent, and the act of turning something indecent, dismantles normality to not only formulate new questions but produce new answers. Concomitantly, the exhibition connects with the decolonial theory of Walter Mignolo and the idea of “Latin America” as the colonial/imperial project that has shaped the region.Who is included in or excluded from the Latin/Latinx American and “American” colonial-capitalist corporate enterprise? With this in mind, INDECENCIA remains aware of the potentialities imbued in Latinidad/Latinxidad in relationship to individuals and groups representative of dissimilar backgrounds and yet sharing common histories/herstories/theirstories of European colonization and US imperialism and who are searching for self-determination. And this is where theologizing without underwear, bringing rosaries into the lesbian bar, or talking about God while having sex with the “wrong” partner—performing the sacred with the forbidden—turn into quite indecent and liberatory projects.This exhibition is dedicated to the late Marcella Althaus-Reid.Participating artists: Luis A., Arantxa Araujo, Arthur Avilés, Nao Bustamante, Susana Cook, Anna Costa e Silva and Nina Terra, Jean-Ulrick Désert, Marga Gomez, Félix González Torres, Nadia Granados (La Fulminante), Noelia Quintero and Rita Indiana, Carlos Martiel, Carlos Leppe, Elizabeth “MACHA” Marrero, Ivan Monforte, Gigi Otálvaro-Hormillosa, Charles Rice-González, Jesusa Rodríguez and Liliana Felipe, Carmelita Tropicana & Uzi Parnes & Ela Troyano, and Las Yeguas del Apocalipsis.Curated by Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful Espejo Ovalles.*“Raro” is the curator’s translation of “queer” in Spanish. “Raro” means strange, weird, or unusual.HEALTH, SAFETY, ACCESSIBILITYLight refreshments will be offered. This is a mask-optional gathering. Guests are welcomed to wear masks, and masks will be available at the museum front desk. We may provide additional instructions ahead of the event for registered guests. Leslie-Lohman Museum strives to provide a welcoming environment to all visitors. External steps lead to our entrance doors: a wheelchair lift is available. All galleries are wheelchair-accessible, and a single-occupancy accessible restroom is located behind the visitor services desk: all restrooms are gender-neutral. Large print didactics are available. To request access accommodations please contact info@leslielohman.org at least three days in advance of your planned visit.Image Details: Nadia Granados, Colombianización. Courtesy of the artist.Image description: A nude figure poses sideways, naked from the waist down, holding a knife between their legs, their finger touching the tip of the knife evocatively. They wear a yellow soccer jersey, pulled up to their waist. Their head is not visible and they are on a blue backdrop. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/indecencia-opening/10000408845135807 - **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, performances, workshops, health-wellness, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art - **lat**: 40.7216458 - **long**: -74.0030063 - **full address**: Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, 26 Wooster St., New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: INDECENCIA Opening - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/612cddae0ca6ee5af843a8f0999a51f1d967100ca5594948dab81316c934d427-rimg-w1134-h582-gmir.jpg?v=1662001599 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is INDECENCIA Opening being held? - **A:** INDECENCIA Opening takes place on Thu, 15 Sep, 2022 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 15 Sep, 2022 at 08:00 pm at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, 26 Wooster St., New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing INDECENCIA Opening? - **A:** INDECENCIA Opening is organized by Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** INDECENCIA Opening is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New York, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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