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Ocaña’s Appropriation of Andalusian Popular Catholic Rituals

Madrid · 18 Sept 2026 [REPORT]

Ocaña’s Appropriation of Andalusian Popular Catholic Rituals

In his altars and installations, Ocaña appropriated the rituals of Andalusian popular Catholicism.

Rather than parody, he carried out a process of resignification.

This process stood against national Catholicism’s use of popular culture as a tool of social regulation.

ArtistOcañaInstitutionMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía CountrySpain CityMadrid RegionEurope

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