An exhibition exploring themes of resistance, persistence and cultural identity through the work of contemporary artists.
Los Porfiados: The Stubborn Ones is running at the High Museum of Art through November 29, 2026. It opened back on June 5, so it's been up for a while and will stay through the end of the month.
The exhibition brings together contemporary artists whose work deals with resistance, persistence, and cultural identity. The title itself—Los Porfiados—translates to "The Stubborn Ones," and that idea of stubbornness is what holds the whole thing together. The show frames persistence as both a personal and a political act, and asks how artistic practice can work as a form of resistance while keeping cultural narratives alive across generations.
Within that, the artists engage with resilience, self-determination, and collective memory. It's the kind of show that asks you to think about what it means to hold on to something when there are reasons to let it go, and how that act of holding on can become a way of preserving a community's story. The work doesn't just sit there; it points back to the people and the histories that shaped it.
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You can find the show at the High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309. It runs through November 29, 2026.
