Episode 6 - Gladys Garrote

 

Welcome to Art lovers Forum.  Today we are going to talk about the popularity of erotic art. My girlfriend, Gladys Garrote has been working in this area for art for quite a while. She is a curator, and art historian, originally from Havana, Cuba, currently based in Miami. From 2014 to 2022, she worked as a professor at Havana University, where she taught courses on Art Appreciation, Contemporary Art Market, and Art History. Holding a master's degree in art history with a focus on the Contemporary art market.  

 

Garrote delves into topics such as feminism, cultural memory, the rewriting of history, eroticism, and sexuality, exploring their interconnections with technology, culture, history, and politics.

 

During 2020-2022, Gladys led the NFT Art Movement in Havana, Cuba, helping to onboard more than 100 artists, contributing to creating a new economic model for the arts in the country. 

 

She is the co-founder of ClitSplash, an all-female curatorial collective aimed at balancing gender representation in the cryptoart realm while bringing sound curatorship and intellectual thinking to it. With a focus on inclusive representation, Garrote has integrated her expertise in erotic art into ClitSplash's endeavors. She is the co-curator and co-founder of The Erotika Biennale, a decentralized erotic experience that integrates visual arts and cultural practices. The first edition will take place throughout Miami during the month of February in partnership with The Museum of Sex and the World Erotic Art Museum.