A Lil of Abstraccíon Queer Sudaca

A workshop with artist + educators Ad Minoliti + Catalina Schliebener on queer or feminist abstraction based in the global south.

Artist and educators Ad Minoliti and Catalina Schliebener present a class and workshop that repositions abstraction out of its history as a tool of white essentialism and colonialism that has been perpetuated by art education. Rather, Minoliti who will be present virtually and Schliebener who will lead the in-person workshop will guide participants through a decolonial teaching of the origins of abstraction focusing on artists from the global south that work in queer or feminist abstraction. In line with the themes of Future Schools and in relation to Minoliti’s installation, participants will be given the framework to learn and engage with modern abstraction outside of its common depiction as the origins of the euro-vanguards.

After a short lecture, participants will collage caricatures out of abstract artwork from art history into characters in a zine, adding comic-style speech balloons to create dialogue between the pieces. The invitation is to take a queer, whimsical, and collaborative approach with all pages being combined into one collaborative zine at the end of the workshop. Collage materials will be provided, but outside materials are welcomed.