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Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza Discusses Spivak's 'Can the Subaltern Speak?'

artist · 2026-04-22

In the Two Works series, artist Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza engaged in a dialogue with Elisa Adami, the editor of Afterall, and Alex Schady, the Director of the CSM Art Programme. Their conversation centered on Loaiza's artistic interpretation of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's seminal work, 'Can the Subaltern Speak?'.

Key facts

  • Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza discussed her work in response to Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's 'Can the Subaltern Speak?'.
  • The conversation was part of Afterall's Two Works series.
  • Elisa Adami, Afterall editor, and Alex Schady, CSM Art Programme Director, participated.
  • The event took place on 11 April 2023.

Entities

Artists

  • Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza
  • Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

Institutions

  • Afterall
  • CSM Art Programme

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