Carlos Moreno

Carlos Moreno (Carlos No) (Quito, Equador) is a visual artist, researcher in the field of cultural politics, and independent cultural agent. His work focuses on the relationship of the public with the arts. He curates and produces diverse exhibitions and collective projects to address the problematics of cultural sustainability in Quito as well as the debate on the influence of Western culture in the periphery. He is part of the collectives Komuna Kitu and Cultura Viva Comunitaria. He has edited TrueQue’s Residency compilation (Ayampe, Ecuador) and written articles about cultural politics in Latin America, the arts, and education. Moreno is working on a master’s thesis about public funds in culture at Simón Bolívar Andean University and is pursuing a master’s degree in Sociology at the Latin American Social Sciences Institute.