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Otero Alcantara, a self-taught performance artist, sculptor and painter, rose to prominence in 2020 as leader of the San Isidro protest movement of artists and intellectuals.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Grammy award winner Maykel “Osorbo” Castillo and performance artist Luis Manuel Otero have been jailed since mass protests in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Upcoming programming includes a conversation with the legendary performance artist Barbara T. Smith, and a panel led by a Ukrainian curator on war photography.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
Part hobo, part insult comic, part performance artist, Diogenes flaunted his disregard for convention in ways that scandalized the bourgeoisie of Athens and, later, Corinth, after his banishment from Sinope became permanent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
The performance artist was on the mark that day.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
