No me pongan en lo Oscuro (Do Not Bury Me in Darkness) is a performance series that challenges art museums, fairs, and publications complicit in the invisibility and erasure of Latina migrant artists from the art world and their ongoing exclusion from positions of power. Romagoza calls upon fellow female artists to join her in embodying Cuquita The Cuban Doll, as they stand silently in defiant stillness. Each performer wears a large fabric sac hanging between their legs, exaggerated and absurd like an oversized phallus, amplifying the critique of patriarchal dominance. At times, they hold signs, delivering potent messages to the audience and demanding visibility, equity, and acknowledgment.
Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk | Performers: Paola Martinez Fiterre, Yali Romagoza
No me pongan en lo Oscuro (Do Not Bury Me in Darkness) Action #2, 2020
Unannounced performative action at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 30 min, NY
4 Documentation Stills from Action
Photo print on Aluminum, 8” x 8” inches
Edition of 12/1 AP
Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk | Performers: Annia Bu, Damariz Damken, Yali Romagoza
No me pongan en lo Oscuro (Do Not Bury Me in Darkness) Action #3, 2020,
Unannounced performative action at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), 30 min, NY
4 Documentation Stills from Action
Photo print on Aluminum, 8” x 8” inches
Edition of 12/1 AP
Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk | Performers: Manuelita, Denisse Damken, Yali Romagoza, Kenia Salas
No me pongan en lo oscuro (Do not bury me in Darkness) Action #4, 2020
Unannounced performative action at The Guggenheim Museum, 30 min, NY
4 Documentation Stills from Action
Photo print on Aluminum, 8” x 8” inches
Edition of 12/1 AP
Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk | Performers: Sandra Cordero, Ana De Orbegoso, Daniela Friedman, Isabel Sof, Yali Romagoza
No me pongan en lo Oscuro (Do not bury me in Darkness) Action #5, 2020 Unannounced performative action at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), New York, 30 min
4 Documentation Stills from Action
Photo print on Aluminum, 8” x 8” inches
Edition of 12/1 AP
Photo by Paola Martinez Fiterre | Performers: Salomé Egas, Julia Justo, Anet Melo, Verónica Peña, Gabriela X. Sanchez Frank, Yali Romagoza
No me pongan en lo Oscuro (Do not bury me in Darkness) Action #6, 2021
Unannounced performative action at MoMA PS1, 30 min, NY
4 Documentation Stills from Action
Photo print on Aluminum, 8” x 8” inches
Edition of 12/1 AP
Photo by Sarah Bejarano | Performers: Arantxa Araujo, Gabriela Burdsall, Salomé Egas, Verónica Peña, Legna Rodriguez, Odie Senesh
No me pongan en lo Oscuro (Do not bury me in Darkness) Action #7, 2021
Unannounced performative action at Art Basel Miami, 15 min, Miami
4 Documentation Stills from Action
Photo print on Aluminum, 8” x 8” inches
Edition of 12/1 AP
Photo Walter Wlodarczyk | Performers: Susana Aldanondo, Domenica Garcia, Shizu Homma, Julia Justo, Autumn Newcomb, Sujetka Val Terkes, Lisa Marie Zapata
No me pongan en lo Oscuro (Do not bury me in Darkness) Action #8, 2023. Performance, 15 min
5 Documentation Stills from Action
Photo print on Aluminum, 8” x 8” inches
Edition of 12/1 AP
Video documentation, 5 min
HD, 16:9, MP4, Color, Stereo
Edition of 7/1 AP
Produced as part of the exhibition “The Immigrant Artist Biennial 2023 Launch,” presented in Partnership with PS122 Gallery and International Arrivals, NY, 09.08.23