Abstract

VALLE CORPAS, Irene. City and Body in Mexican Video Art at the End of the 20^th Century. An. Inst. Investig. Estét [online]. 2025, vol.47, n.126, pp.283-314.  Epub Sep 01, 2025. ISSN 0185-1276.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iie.18703062e.2025.126.2892.

In the convulsive last third of the twentieth century in Mexico, an audiovisual practice emerged concerned with reporting on political issues, tending towards alternative media such as video. Throughout the eighties and especially at the turn of the century, video renewed artistic language and became a useful tool to respond to the panorama of neoliberal transformations that transformed the Mexican urban and living landscape (especially for women). Along the way, Mexican video gave a voice to bodies and collectives that did not find it in official channels. Without pretending to be a macro-narrative, but rather offering a possible itinerary by observing the link between city, body and social criticism, this article presents a journey through some of the works and key names that provided a reflective documentation of this decisive period.

Keywords : video art; Mexico; contemporary art; neoliberalism; crisis; body; urban expansion.

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