38º Panorama da Arte Brasileira: Mil graus
Gabriel Massan, Baile do terror (“Terror Ball”), 2024 Photos: Estúdio em Obra
28 November 2024
Magazine América Latina Magazine
2 min read
This edition of the MAM biennial presents 34 artists from 16 Brazilian states.
The curatorial proposal of the 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art aims to critically reflect on the contemporary reality of Brazil, guided by the concept of "heat threshold" — a metaphor for the point of transformation where everything melts, falls apart and reconfigures itself. The proposal seeks to reveal a multidimensional vision of current Brazilian art, connecting and contrasting a wide range of practices and research that stand out for the intense creative energy they share.
To organize this reflection, five thematic areas were defined: General Ecology, Original Territories, Tropical Lead, Body-Devices and Trances and Crossings. The exhibition is not structured around these areas as isolated segments, but as lines of thought that allow readings and associations between the works. General Ecology explores environmental practices and a vision of total interconnection. Original territories focuses on narratives of indigenous peoples and quilombolas, offering alternative perspectives to the dominant capitalist discourse. Tropical Lead proposes a critique of representations of Brazil and national identity, while Body-Devices examines bodily transformations and hybridisms. Finally, Trances and Crossings addresses spiritual knowledge and experiences of transcendence, connecting art to the essential mysteries of life.
The 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art is organized by the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art. This edition is being presented at MAC USP, due to renovations at the museum. The exhibition will remain on display until January 26, 2025.
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Exhibition view, 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art: 1000º, São Paulo Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Ruy Teixeira
Marcus Deusdedit, untitled, from the Performance series, 2024. 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art: 1000º, São Paulo Museum of Modern Art. Multimedia installation 210 x 120 x 170 cm. Photo: Ruy Teixeira
Advânio Lessa Energia, 2014-16/2024. Photo: Estúdio em Obra
Ana Clara Tito, Enxame (SH) “Swarm”, 2024. Photo: Estúdio em Obra
Dona Romana, Bom Jesus de Nazaré Center, Jacuba site, Natividade, TO, since September 1989. Photograph by Emerson Silva
MEXA, A última ceia, “The Last Supper” (opening), 2024 Photos: Estúdio em Obra
Melissa de Oliveira, Sucessagem (“Succession”), 2024 and Aquecimento (“Warming”), 2024. View of 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art: 1000º Color photograph on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Satin paper 310g/m2 110 x 160 cm. Photo: Estúdio em Obra
Noara Quintana, Gengiva de fogo ("Fire Gums"), from the series Sonhos na era do fogo ("Dreams in the Age of Fire"), 2024, at the 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art: 1000º. Polyurethane rubber, resin, phosphorescent pigment, chrome enamel, LED panel and aluminum 50 x 180 x 110 cm. Photo: Ruy Teixeira
Rafael RG, De quando o céu e o chão eram a mesma coisa ("From when the sky and the ground were the same thing"), 2024. Photo: Andre Teixeira
Sallisa Rosa, untitled, 2023. View of 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art: A thousand degrees. Iron oxide on ceramic 25 cm (each). Photo: Estúdio em Obra
View of works by Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami at the 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art: 1000º, São Paulo Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Ruy Teixeira
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