El cuerpo como campo de batalla: Un estudio de caso de censura y resistencia a través de prácticas artísticas LGTBIQ+ del Museo de Arte Prohibido

Abstract

The research explores artistic censorship, a mechanism of domination that seeks to silence dissenting voices and maintain social order, especially in representations of the body that challenge norms of gender, sexuality, and power. Critical art that questions hegemonic masculinity and heteronormativity is the object of systematic attacks. The body becomes a battlefield where power struggles manifest, and LGTBIQ+ art challenges hegemonic representations through innovative visual codes. A case study of the Museum of Forbidden Art (Barcelona) is presented, a public space of resistance that exhibits censored works and promotes debate on control mechanisms. With a curatorial approach, works from the collection of artists such as Molinier, Mapplethorpe, Cháirez, Haring or Muholi are analyzed, which exemplify how critical art can make marginalized identities visible, question established norms and generate reflection. Censorship, although it seeks to silence, can paradoxically give greater visibility to these works, encouraging debate and social transformation.