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The State of Spain: Nationalism, Critical Regionalism, and Biennialization
Peio Aguirre
Spain is shaped from a mosaic of regional identities, like Basque and Catalan, that demand a full articulation of a national identity of their own, which leads us to consider Spain as a manifestation of a nation without a consistent state. Being based in the Spanish Basque Country allows me to examine national identities through the prism of Spain’s heterogeneity. The solidification of the concept of the nation-state across the globe has made us aware of the risks of nationalism turning…
e-flux Journal
Posted: January 1, 2011
Category
Nationalism, Architecture, Contemporary Art
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Biennials, Europe