Visual and performance artist Ema Villanueva (1975, Mexico City) studied literature at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (1995-1999). She performs in the streets as well as in established cultural spaces of Mexico. Her at times controversial performance projects, mostly done in collaboration with her partner Eduardo Flores (collective name, EDEMA) include: Todo se vale (strip-tease político) (Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" 1999); Pasionaria, caminata por la dignidad, street intervention, 2000); Clase de dibujo libre (ongoing project since 2000); Sex Art (ongoing project of table dance interventions since 2000); Ausencia (Ninth Performance Festival of Ex Teresa, 2000, the Red de Derechos Humanos aTodos Para Todos, and the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics of the Americas, 2001); Have you raped? (Caja Dos gallery, 2000); Orgullosamente UNAM (Department of Political and Social Sciences of the UNAM, 2001); and Rebellion Pose, an on-going project of street interventions with Indonesian artist Iwan Wijono. Villanueva has participated in several round tables and conferences in art schools around Mexico City. Her work has been reviewed in major newspapers such as Reforma, La Jornada and Milenio, and discussed in academic papers and conference presentations.

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1. Wrestling the Phallus, Resisting Amnesia: The Body Politics of Chilanga Performance Artists
2. Videos (Plays and Performances)
3. Other Resources
4. Bibliography

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