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 praxis in Central American, Mexican, Colombian and Puerto Rican scenes since the beginning of the 21st century, committed to conducting critical and political discourse using the humor provided by an economy of friendship[3].
Cheverismo and the friendship economy in contemporary Latin American art.