NO+
A call for political resistance and dissent against the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile, becoming a symbol of anti-authoritarian protest.
Initiator(s)
Colectivo de Acciones de Arte
Description
No+ (No more) was a slogan to be completed by the citizens of Santiago de Chile according to their specific demands during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. The action was used by the Colectivo de Acciones de Arte (CADA) to challenge and oppose the dictatorship, and it included theatrical and art performances as strategies to intervene in everyday life in order to fill the gap between artists and spectators. No+ spread all over the country and it became a symbol of political resistance and dissent. Citizens appropriated the slogan for political intervention in the public sphere.
Goals
Colectivo de Acciones de Arte promoted the fusion of art and life as a strategy to fill the gap between spectators and artists. Throughout different performances and art actions, they understood the necessity for a theoretical and practical renovation of the artistic debate in Chile, which needed to be contextualised for the development of political resistance and critical thinking among intellectuals and citizens.
Beneficial outcomes
The slogan was soon used by different collectives all over the country as a massive public symbol of political resistance and non-conformity.
Location
Chile
Users
Colectivo de Acciones De Arte: sociologist Fernando Balcells, the writer Diamela Eltit, the poet Raul Zurita and the visual artists Lotty Rosenfeld and Juan Castillo; citizens
Maintained by
Colectivo de Acciones de Arte and users
Duration
1983 - ongoing
Category
Scientific
Pedagogical
Politics
Urban Development
Economy
Environment
Social
