The Dirty South: LatinX Art in the United States
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The Dirty South adds to the discourse of LatinX arts and culture by creating space for South American and other-identifying artists in the United States mainstream. Through historical context and data, this essay discusses the discrepancies of LatinX artists in the U.S. fine art scene while analyzing the disparities placed on the ethnic community itself. Included in citation, this research includes encyclopedic text, opinion articles and critique, as well as quantitative studies of ethnicity and museum diversity. The driving forces include the words of Gloria Anzaldua’s Borderlands and the concepts of Anibal Quijano’s Coloniality and Modernity/Rationality. By creating an inclusive environment within the text, Dani Coronado highlights the shared experiences yet abundant identities of LatinX artists. The inscribed duality of the culture is highlighted by five contemporary female-presenting artists in the U.S. with their various and similar concepts of identity. Coronado weaves connections between cultural iconography, art materials, and text to show the false disconnect of the LatinX community, attempting to repair some of the damages brought by eurocentric mainstream culture.