Событие «Performance by Macha Colón»

Macha Colón, a character created by artist Gisela Rosario Ramos and inspired by the iconic actor and drag queen Divine, is the exuberant front woman of the band Macha Colón y los Okapi. In Puerto Rico and beyond, Colón has gained a cult following among queer and feminist communities for whom her songs have become anthems for the possibility of joy. As defiantly stated on one of the band’s posters: “In this classist, racist, heterosexist, patriarchal country, trying to be happy is in itself revolutionary work.” Activating masks Santiago Muñoz has produced during her residency at the New Museum, the performance will be a collaboration between Santiago Muñoz and Colón, and will include readings of passages from Monique Wittig’s legendary feminist novel Les Guérillères (1969).