Exiliotrópolis is a city that refuses to die. A city made up of everything I once tried to leave behind: my culture, my roots, my fears, even my pride. And yet, that city is also what keeps me standing. My voice, my way of seeing, my need to tell this. Because I couldn’t create without that fracture, without that wound that defines me as much as it hurts me.

Nueva York, 13 de junio de 2025 — El artista visual dominicano Juan Butten ha sido galardonado con el Premio BRIO 2025 (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) en la categoría de

by Juan Butten Last Thursday, on the 29th, I was walking aimlessly through Chelsea, with no intention of buying books, when I stumbled upon one

Por Juan Butten Cuánto extraño al Almodóvar de Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios, ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?, Hable con

In an ecosystem dominated by bachata, merengue, and dembow — rhythms that rule the musical imagination of the Dominican Republic — Óscar Chabebe stands out

By Juan Butten Since April 10, a Dominican film has been showing that we could easily call addictive. Many of us who’ve watched it have