Luis Camnitzer Reflects on Pandemic Borders and Global Cooperation in ARTMargins Editorial

In a June 1, 2021 editorial, ARTMargins Online examines how the Covid-19 pandemic exposed failures in global cooperation, with market-driven competition shaping responses rather than solidarity. The crisis accelerated the spread of physical and metaphorical borders, which have segregated people more effectively than containing viruses. Uruguayan artist Luis Camnitzer, in a recent interview, questioned whether the quarantine would ever end. Vaccines are rolling out from industrialized nations, fueling speculation about which regions will lead the post-pandemic world. The article critiques institutional and ideological mechanisms that prioritize international rivalry over collective action in the face of survival threats. Content is available through MIT Press with full access.