"In the early hours of Saturday, January 3, the United States military carried out a raid and bombardment in Caracas, Venezuela, and abducted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The assault in the capital city, which killed at least 40 people including civilians, according to local authorities, stunned and divided the world. As many celebrated what they saw as the downfall of a tyrant, others condemned President Trump's stated intent to take Venezuela's natural resources."
"I believe it is regrettable that many Venezuelan artists are not condemning the military intervention of the USA in Venezuela, especially artists addressing geopolitical issues in their work and assuming postcolonial stances. I have actively participated in the opposition to Chavismo since 2003, when I resigned publicly to represent Venezuela in the Venice Biennale. I still oppose the regime but this does not mean I support any foreign intervention in the country, neither before nor in the future."
On January 3, a U.S. military raid and bombardment in Caracas abducted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and killed at least 40 people including civilians. The assault produced sharp divisions: some celebrated what they described as the fall of a tyrant, while others condemned stated U.S. intent to seize Venezuela's natural resources and recalled a history of deadly U.S. interventions in Latin America. Diaspora artists and art workers expressed a mix of hope, anger, and fear. Some artists oppose the regime yet reject foreign military intervention and insist that national sovereignty must be respected.
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