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Acts of Faith, Acts of Love: Carlos Motta’s Pleas of Resistance at MACBA in Barcelona

Queer histories, colonial legacies, and the politics of desire in a groundbreaking exhibition

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Mar 30, 2025
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Carlos Motta’s Pleas of Resistance at MACBA in Barcelona
Carlos Motta’s Pleas of Resistance at MACBA in Barcelona

On March 29, I visited MACBA in Barcelona to experience Pleas of Resistance, an exhibition by Colombian artist Carlos Motta. This is not a quiet, contemplative show—it is a visceral, poetic, and unapologetically political act of defiance. Through photography, video, installations, and collaboration…

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