Quinsy Gario
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. He created the project Zwarte Piet is Racisme (Black Pete is Racism) about Zwarte Piet.
Quinsy Gario
![Quinsy Gario while visiting Amb motiu de l’exposició ‘Transfiguracions. Investigació artística i curatorial en una època de migracions’ a l’espai de la Capella, el comissari Paul Goodwin entrevista el performer Quinsy Gario per a un Son[i]a de Ràdio Web MACBA](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Quinsy_Gario.jpg/1280px-Quinsy_Gario.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
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- Born
- 1984
- Birthplace
- Curaçao
- Occupation
- * Artist
- Known for
- Opposition against Zwarte Piet
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Languages
- Dutch
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In 2011 he was arrested for public disturbance at the traditional annual Sinterklaas festival where he was protesting against the use of Zwarte Piet. 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." 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. However, only Simons was elected to the House of Representatives. 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. His brother, Jörgen Gario, is also an artist.
![Quinsy Gario while visiting Amb motiu de l’exposició ‘Transfiguracions. Investigació artística i curatorial en una època de migracions’ a l’espai de la Capella, el comissari Paul Goodwin entrevista el performer Quinsy Gario per a un Son[i]a de Ràdio Web MACBA](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Quinsy_Gario_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Quinsy_Gario_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
Quinsy Gario while visiting Amb motiu de l’exposició ‘Transfiguracions. Investigació artística i curatorial en una època de migracions’ a l’espai de la Capella, el comissari Paul Goodwin entrevista el performer Quinsy Gario per a un Son[i]a de Ràdio Web MACBA
Gemma Planell / MACBA
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• Born — 1984 • Birthplace — Curaçao • Occupation — * Artist • activist • Known for — Opposition against Zwarte Piet
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