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This research investigates the concept of black geography as articulated through Liliana Angulo's artwork.

March 6, 2026

Enunciating a Black Geography

Key Points

This research investigates the concept of black geography as articulated through Liliana Angulo's artwork.
Analyzed the photographic series Negro utópico by Liliana Angulo.
Explored themes of racial impersonation and multiculturalism in Colombian art.
Examined the significance of the Viaje sin Mapa exhibit in the context of blackness.
Negro utópico illustrates complex narratives of identity and place.
Highlights the role of art in discussions of race and multiculturalism in Colombia.
Demonstrates how racial impersonation can create new understandings of black space.

Abstract

The blackface photographic series Negro utópico (2001) by the Afro-Colombian artist Liliana Angulo underscores the role of racial impersonation in the enunciation of a black geography amid Colombia’s turn toward multiculturalism. Negro utópico is embroiled in an act of Black place-making as part of Viaje sin Mapa , the first art exhibit focused on blackness in Colombian art.

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