As one of the most notable manifestations of the so-called “economy of friendship” in Latin America, Cheverismo has managed to question a system of art that has been propagated on rigid platforms, restricted capital, a sometimes precarious public sector and a bureaucratic way of doing things.  It is here that Cheverismo achieves the merit of…

Cheverismo is a logical reaction to our neoliberal era. Institutional aid to culture is either too small or too imposing. Instead of protesting or begging, the Cheveristas turn their back on what is of no use to them. They are inventive and incisive. They have a practical sense without sacrificing the pleasures of nonsense. Distanced…

We examined two of the meanings derived from this “use”: one is the term “conceptual economy[2],” a means of engaging in praxis used by a group of Chilean artists associated since 1997 with Galería Chilena, whose networks have connected Chile and New York; and the other is “Cheverismo,” one of the means of engaging in…

Cheverismo is a term that was coined in airport lounges, at restaurant tables, in the hallways of fairs, bars, parties… it refers more to an attitude than anything else.  It isn’t a movement that came together in the academy; rather it finds its origins in the street or in pure lived experience. It lives off friendship,…