Quinsy Gario

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]

Quinsy Gario
Gario while visiting Ràdio Web MACBA, June 2014
Born1984 (age 38–39)
Curaçao
Occupations
  • Artist
  • activist
Known forOpposition against Zwarte Piet

His brother, Jörgen Gario, is also an artist.[7]

References
  1. "Quinsy Gario". framerframed.nl.
  2. Gario, Quinsy. "Quinsy Gario". Creative African Network. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. "ZWARTE PIET IS RACISME". tumblr.com.
  4. "Quotidian. Dutch Journal for the Study of Everyday Life". Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  5. Bijnsdorp, Laura (2 December 2011). "Quinsy Gario on Zwarte Piet". Daily Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  6. "Is Zwarte Piet racism?". The Economist. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  7. Davies, Katie Marie (1 May 2023). "The art of decolonization How Eastern European art became the latest battlefront in countering Russian imperialism". The Beet.
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