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Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil

Castiel Vitorino Brasileiro, Jupiter is Here. Celestial is Everything , 2022 [Júpiter está aquí. Celestial es todo]. Instalación de sitio específico. Tierra, piedra caliza, pared de ladrillos de tierra apisonada, acrílico, carbón, vidrio, agua, fósil de craginites serratescens, luces LED; bandera VI de la serie “Prosperity is Memories and Choices” [La prosperidad son los recuerdos y las elecciones] (acrílico, blanqueador de cloro y costura) (2021–presente); tres esculturas de la serie “Translate. Learn. Angola. All is about that fear and that love” [Traducir. Aprender. Angola. Todo lo que importa es aquel miedo y aquel amor] (madera de mezquite quemada) (2022–presente). Cortesía de la artista. Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, vista de instalación, Centro de Artes Visuales, Universidad de Texas, Austin, 23 de septiembre de 2022 – 10 de marzo de 2023. Foto: Sandy Carson.

22 February 2023

Magazine América Latina Magazine

2 min de lectura

Installation Views

Brazil

USA

Brazilian contemporary art

Political art

Una exhibición de artistas brasileros contemporáneos en los Estados Unidos aborda aspectos políticos y culturales de la historia de Brasil.

Organizada por Adele Nelson, profesora adjunta de historia del arte (UT Austin), y MacKenzie Stevens, directora del Centro de Artes Visuales, junto con María Emilia Fernández, curadora adjunta, Social Fabric presenta a artistas que entienden el arte como plataforma de compromiso crítico con las configuraciones históricas, políticas y culturales de un determinado lugar, y contribuye a establecer conversaciones locales y globales sobre el estado de la democracia. Al rechazar la neutralidad y arrojar luz sobre historias de opresión autorizada por el estado y de inequidad persistente, los artistas participantes de Social Fabric brindan diferentes abordajes del activismo y abren senderos hacia la justicia y la curación.

Con un amplio rango de medios que incluye la instalación, la pintura, la performance, la fotografía, la escultura y el video, la muestra presenta más de sesenta trabajos y varias obras nuevas encargadas. Puede verse hasta el 20 de marzo de 2023. Posteriormente, estará en el Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de la Universidad de San Pablo (MAC USP), Brasil.

Artistas: Aline Motta, Antonio Obá, Castiel Vitorino Brasileiro, Denilson Baniwa, Guerreiro do Divino Amor, Jaime Lauriano, Lais Myrrha, Maré de Matos, Rosana Paulino, Sallisa Rosa

Visual Arts Center
The University of Texas at Austin
Art Building
2301 San Jacinto Blvd
Austin, Texas 78712 USA

utvac.org

Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson

Rosana Paulino, Tecelãs [Weavers], 2003 (detail). Faience, terracotta, cotton and synthetic thread Approximately 500 pieces, dimensions variable Collection of Inhotim Institute, Minas Gerais. Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson

Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson

Sallisa Rosa, Resistencia [Resistance], 2017- present. Inkjet prints on paper, wheat paste. Dimensions vary. Courtesy of the artist. Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson

Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson

Rosana Paulino, Búfala e senhora das plantas [Buffalo and Lady of Plants], 2021 (detail). Offset artist book. 11 7/16 x 9 1/16 x 5/16 in. (29 x 23 x 0.8 cm. Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson

Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson

Aline Motta, Pontes sobre Abismos [Bridges over the Abyss], 2017. 8:28 min. Three-channel video installation, color, sound. Courtesy of the artist. Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson

Aline Motta. (Outros) Fundamentos #4 [(Other) Foundations #4], 2017-2019. Inkjet print on paper. 27 9/16 x 49 3/16 in. (70 x 125 cm). Courtesy of the artist. Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson

Maré de Matos, Fundamento [Foundation], 2019. Paint on canvas, fabric, clay, wood, acrylic panel, LED sign, video, color, sound. 118 1/8 x 196 7/8 in. (300 x 500 cm). Courtesy of the artist. Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson

Traducción: Nicolás Gelormini