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Cutting Along the Lines
Regina José Galindo
GuatemalaGALLERYCONVERSATION
In Venezuela, in particular, there is an obsessive cult of beauty. People are so preoccupied with how they look...
The surgeon points out my defects and the changes I would have to make in order to be "beautiful." 
In Venezuela, in particular, there is an obsessive cult of beauty.
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The performance was made possible with the collaboration of Dr. Billy Spence at the Primer Festival de Arte Corporal, Caracas, Venezuela, 2005.
Photo Credit: Alejandra Herrera
 
 

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