Ficciones Patógenas
Curated by Georgie Sánchez alongside Stamatina Gregory, the exhibition features 19 artists exploring how colonial "pathogenic fictions" have shaped and controlled non-Western, Indigenous, queer, trans, and Black bodies—positioned land and bodies as sites of resistance and transformation
Dates: March 14 – July 27, 2025
Location: Leslie‑Lohman Museum of Art, 26 Wooster Street, SoHo, NYC
Visiting Hours: Wed 12–5 pm; Thu–Sun 12–6 pm
Exhibition Description
The show interrogates colonial pathologizing—branding certain existences as “possession,” “deviant,” or “sick”—and examines how these narratives have persisted from 1492 to today. It draws inspiration from the 2018 book Ficciones Patógenas by Guaxu trans writer and artist Duen Neka’hen Sacchi, whose medical journeys echo systemic bodily control and colonial violence. Through hybrid visual practices, the artists propose new modes of resistance and reimagining of land, body, and knowledge ― aligning with the Mellon Foundation’s “Dispossessions in the Americas” initiative.
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