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Capitaloceno at proyectoamil: AI as Interlocutor in Critique of Capitalism

exhibition · 2026-07-29

The exhibition titled 'Capitaloceno' is currently on display at proyectoamil in Lima and will continue until August 15, 2026. It showcases the work of more than thirty artists from Peru and around the globe, who investigate the impact of capitalism on our environment. The curatorial strategy incorporates extensive discussions with AI over the course of a year. Featured artists include Carlos Amorales, Tania Bruguera, María Cristina Salgado, Elena Tejada-Herrera, and Yoshua Okón, whose works address themes of resource extraction, labor, and future visions. Highlights include Amorales' 'Disturbios en la Luna' (2025), Bruguera's 'Accelerated Free Fall (AFF)' (2025), Salgado's 'Sueldo mínimo' (2023), Tejada-Herrera's 'Las Bambas' (2019), and Okón's 'El nuevo centro (Nike)'. The exhibition portrays capitalism as a complex system that influences various layers of society.

Key facts

  • Exhibition 'Capitaloceno' at proyectoamil, Lima, until August 15, 2026.
  • Over thirty Peruvian and international artists participate.
  • Curatorial strategy involved year-long conversations with AI systems as interlocutors.
  • Carlos Amorales' 'Disturbios en la Luna' (2025) uses AI for political fiction.
  • Tania Bruguera's 'Accelerated Free Fall (AFF)' (2025) invests in stock market to fund art.
  • María Cristina Salgado's 'Sueldo mínimo' (2023) uses minimum wage coins at her body height.
  • Elena Tejada-Herrera's 'Las Bambas' (2019) critiques extractivism in Apurímac.
  • Yoshua Okón's 'El nuevo centro (Nike)' from 2019 intervenes abandoned Nike storefronts.

Entities

Artists

  • Carlos Amorales
  • Tania Bruguera
  • María Cristina Salgado
  • Elena Tejada-Herrera
  • Yoshua Okón
  • Pablo Soler Frost
  • María Abaddon
  • Francis Alÿs
  • Armando Andrade Tudela
  • Iván Argote
  • Marcela Armas
  • Fernando Bryce
  • Martín Chambi
  • U-Ram Choe
  • Emilia Curatola
  • Angela Detanico
  • Rafael Lain
  • Jorge Eielson
  • Leandro Erlich
  • Martín Escalante
  • Sara Flores
  • Philippe Gruenberg
  • Pablo Hare
  • Edi Hirose
  • Esteban Igartua
  • Rosario López
  • Reynaldo Luza
  • Gilda Mantilla
  • Valentin Masé
  • Wynnie Mynerva
  • Davis Pérez
  • Juan Javier Salazar
  • Juan Salas
  • Kinshiro Shimura
  • Paul Susanibar
  • Salmo Suyo
  • José Vera Matos
  • Antonio Wong
  • David Zink Yi

Institutions

  • proyectoamil
  • Artishock Revista

Locations

  • Lima
  • Peru
  • Apurímac
  • San Isidro
  • Camino Real shopping center

Sources