Music
Digging Into Chile’s Punk Underground
With Hueso Records, artist Iván Navarro wants to bring back the music of his youth from legendary Chilean indie and punk bands like María Sonora.
Chile
News
Off-Road Racing Causes “Shocking” Damage to Chile’s Ancient Geoglyphs
Images and drone videos released by the Atacama Desert Foundation show extensive tire tracks through the carved figures.
Interview
Chilean Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán Talks Exile, Trauma, and Revolution
Guzmán sits with Hyperallergic for a conversation about the lost promise of Salvador Allende’s presidency, enduring personal and collective trauma, and the continued possibility for a new revolution.
Film
My Imaginary Country Is a Witness to Chile's Past and Future
Patricio Guzmán combines reflection on the past, observation of the present, and hope for the future into an expansive vision of all the ideas he’s explored in his work.
Art
In Chile, Murals Emerge in Support of a Progressive Constitution
A proposed left-leaning constitution was voted down this weekend, but the artworks remain, calling for universal human rights, environmental justice, and social equality.
Art
Cecilia Vicuña's Charismatic Vulnerability
Combining elements of Surrealism, Symbolism, and portraiture, Vicuña’s paintings are parables of personal and political awakening.
News
Fundraiser Seeks to Support Chiloé Island’s Only Print Studio
A small lithography school in the Chilean island is yielding marvelously intricate works, but needs support to restock dwindling supplies.
Art
The Mystique of Chiloé Reflected in Its Art
Instead of believing I’m helping local artists by bringing international art to Chiloé, the best contribution I can make may be to help provide a venue where local artists and artisans can show their art for the benefit of each other.
Art
The Compelling Curatorial Allure of a Chilean Island and Its Artists
Here I am on this island many thousands of miles away, in pursuit of something that compels me to return over and over again, and to continue dreaming of a truly marvelous future art exhibition that I may never end up organizing.
News
Paz Errázuriz’s Intimate Photos Document the Lives of Trans Sex Workers in Chile
The unvarnished photographs celebrate the lives, beauty, and resilience of an oppressed group at Chile’s social peripheries in the 1980s, and the series was recently acquired by MOCA in Los Angeles.
Film
Dancers Bring Reggaeton and Arson to the Streets of Chile in Ema
Pablo Larraín’s intense drama expertly captures the agony and ecstasy of grief and guilt.
Film
An Animated Horror Film Dredges a Disturbing Chilean History
The Wolf House is thick with layered references to Chile's repression under Pinochet, but it's not necessary to understand any of them to get the full brunt of its terrifying, intricately animated imagery.