Lamps, bodies and cities: Academic-activist refl ections on art, dissendence and the occupation of public space

Abstract

The article takes as ethnographic center of gravity practices developed by the artivist collective A Revolta da Lampada in order to discuss issues related to art, dissidence and occupation of public space. In this context, it aims to explore some actions and notions developed by this collective, as well as thinking on how they can be understood in the light of recent discussions on cultural and artistic activism. On the other hand, it also seeks to question the notion of public space as an a priori given entity as well as to problematize how these issues are related to classic notions of democracy and citizenship. © 2019 Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Antropologia Social - IFCH-UFRGS.