Chilean Social Movements and Street Art: The Walls of Santiago: Social Revolution and Political Aesthetics in Contemporary Chile. By Terri Gordon-Zolov, and Eric Zolov,. New York: Berghahn Books, 2022. Pp. 310. 157 color illustrations. 2 maps. $175.00 cloth, $49.95 paper, e-book $49.95

ABSTRACT

The authors take a holistic approach to the estallido artístico, covering wall art but also music, performance, and other means of creative expression. [...]they make a great case for the profound and organic relationship between art and activism that exists in Chile. [...]Gordon-Zolov and Zolov also tell us that the Piñera government took advantage of the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020 to cover up much of this artwork. [...]the book does the important work of documenting and archiving an arts and social movement with its 146 full-color illustrations. [...]Gordon-Zolov and Zolov themselves recognize this limitation early on in their book. [...]I have little doubt that the disruption to public transportation caused by el estallido made poblaciones less accessible to them.