aliwen is a 2023 Curationist Fellow. aliwen is a non-binary artist, critic, curator, and writer from Chile, currently based in Tokyo. Their research themes include the artistic representations and cultural heritage of queer, gender-variant or transgender people in regions such as Latin America and East Asia. They obtained their BA in Art Theory and History from The University of Chile, and received their MA in Art Studies and Curatorial Practices from Tokyo University of the Arts. Their first book Barricade Criticism. Body, Writing, and Visuality was published by Brooklyn/Santiago-based publisher Sangria Legibilities in 2021. Their recent projects include the Visual AIDS 2022 Research Fellowship.