Los Frikis
@ Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, November 30th, at 6PM
In partnership with QUEER, ILL + OKAY, join special guests Gerson Govea and Yoandra Cardoso in a conversation with Radio Ambulante’s Luis Trelles and Cursed Be Your Name, Liberty documentary filmmaker Vladimir Ceballos.
Govea and Cardoso were members of Los Frikis, a group of punks in Cuba who intentionally seroconverted to become HIV+ during the “special period”—a decade of desperation when Soviet support was withdrawn from the Cuban government and HIV+ individuals were moved to state-run sanatoriums or camps. At the time, life in sanitariums was far preferable to staying on the streets, and afforded the artistic freedom to speak out against the government.
This program is presented in Spanish and English with simultaneous interpretation available for non-bilingual audience members.
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Tags: Chicago, Gerson Govea, Los Frikis, Luis Trelles, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Near North Side, Vladimir Ceballos, Yoandra Cardoso
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