'Declaration of Love to Lenin' Exhibition by Juana Dolores Romero Casanova
11 July 2026 – 1 November 2026 · 11:00
La Virreina Centre de la Imatge, el Raval, Ciutat Vella
Curator: Valentín Roma. “Let me tell you, at the risk of seeming ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love.” Taking this quote from Ernesto Che Guevara as its main premise, Juana Dolores traces a historical and theoretical journey through the concept of love in the revolutionary tradition while equating and comparing her class resentment and hatred with sentimental resentment and hatred. She asks: what kind of love could exist under communism, and how would it differ from love under capitalism? For now, in a context of capitalist crisis and consequently the rise of the far right and new fascisms, the artist confesses that she can only feel, think and work from the certainty that the only true love possible in this world of material and spiritual poverty is love for the revolution. And to commit oneself with the clarity and passion that characterise lovers whose love is returned.
Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona · checked on 8 September 2026