Quinsy Gario
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Quinsy Gario | |
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| Gario while visiting Ràdio Web MACBA, June 2014 | |
| Born | 1984 (age 41–42) |
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| Known for | Opposition against Zwarte Piet |
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Quinsy Gario (born 1984) is a Curaçaoan activist and artist. He is a prominent opponent of the Dutch tradition of Zwarte Piet. Gario was born in Curaçao and raised in St Maarten before moving to the Netherlands.[1] [2] He created the project Zwarte Piet is Racisme (Black Pete is Racism) about Zwarte Piet.[3] In 2011 he was arrested for public disturbance at the traditional annual Sinterklaas festival where he was protesting against the use of Zwarte Piet.[4] [5] He appeared on a national television talk show in 2013 "to make his case" which was part of a series of events in October that The Economist says "polaris[ed] cultural life and dragging in celebrities, politicians, and even the UN" and "changed Zwarte Piet". For many, even if a year ago he was not a symbol of Dutch racism, he is now."[6]
For the 2021 Dutch general election, it was announced Gario would stand as a candidate for the BIJ1 party on second place on the party list after Sylvana Simons.[7] However, only Simons was elected to the House of Representatives.[8] In July 2021, Gario was suspended from BIJ1 after being accused of "manipulative, disrespectful and toxic behavior" by the party executive board in what was described as part of a series of internal issues within the party. Gario later quit BIJ1.[9] [10]
His brother, Jörgen Gario, is also an artist.[11]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Quinsy Gario". framerframed.nl.
- ^ Gario, Quinsy. "Quinsy Gario". Creative African Network. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "ZWARTE PIET IS RACISME". tumblr.com.
- ^ "Quotidian. Dutch Journal for the Study of Everyday Life". Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ Bijnsdorp, Laura (2 December 2011). "Quinsy Gario on Zwarte Piet". Daily Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Is Zwarte Piet racism?". The Economist . 2 November 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Quinsy Gario wil namens Bij1 de Tweede Kamer in" . Retrieved 2025年03月12日.
- ^ "Tweede Kamer 17 maart 2021" . Retrieved 2025年03月12日.
- ^ "Quinsy Gario uit Bij1 gezet vanwege signalen 'dat niet iedereen zich veilig voelde" . Retrieved 2025年03月12日.
- ^ "Quinsy Gario uit Bij1 gezet vanwege 'signalen' van onveiligheid" . Retrieved 2025年03月12日.
- ^ Davies, Katie Marie (1 May 2023). "The art of decolonization How Eastern European art became the latest battlefront in countering Russian imperialism". The Beet.