Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil
Castiel Vitorino Brasileiro, Jupiter is Here. Celestial is Everything.(Júpiter está aqui. O celestial é tudo), 2022 (detalhe). Instalação específica do local. Terra, pedra calcária, parede de tijolos de terra batida, tinta acrílica, carvão, vidro, água, fóssil de craginites serratescens, lâmpadas LED; bandeira VI da série “Prosperidade são lembranças e escolhas” (tinta acrílica, alvejante à base de cloro e costura; 2021-presente); três esculturas da série “Traduzir. Aprender. Angola. Tudo é sobre aquele medo e aquele amor” (madeira mesquite queimada; 2022–presente). Cortesia da artista. Tecido social: arte e ativismo no Brasil contemporâneo, vista da instalação, Centro de Artes Visuais, Universidade do Texas em Austin, de 23 de setembro de 2022 a 10 de março de 2023. Foto: Sandy Carson
Exposição de artistas do Brasil contemporâneo nos Estados Unidos explora aspectos políticos e culturais da história brasileira.
Organizada por Adele Nelson, professora assistente de História da Arte na Universidade do Texas em Austin, MacKenzie Stevens, diretora do Centro de Artes Visuais e María Emilia Fernández, curadora assistente, Tecido Social apresenta artistas que veem a arte como uma plataforma para o engajamento crítico com configurações históricas, políticas e culturais de determinado lugar, contribuindo para conversas tanto locais quanto globais sobre a conjuntura democrática, recusando-se a manter a neutralidade e iluminando histórias de opressão sancionada pelo Estado e de desigualdade permanente. Artistas participantes de Social Fabric oferecem diferentes abordagens de ativismo, forjando caminhos rumo à justiça e à cura.
A exposição engloba uma ampla gama de mídias, incluindo instalação, pintura, performance, fotografia, escultura e vídeo, e apresenta mais de 60 obras de arte, muitas delas recentemente comissionadas. A exposição pode ser visitada até dia 10 de março de 2023. Depois será exibida no Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo (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
Centro de Artes Visuais
Universidade do Texas em Austin
Edifício das Artes
2301 San Jacinto Boulevard
Austin, Texas 78712, Estados Unidos
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](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/t4cb1ejj/production/e06f07f82cdb07fdfe2b8f632469984bfbe220da-1400x933.jpg?q=90&auto=format&dpr=2&fit=max&w=3840)
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](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/t4cb1ejj/production/f39d311206487208384ba0545a8a359d80780ec3-1400x933.jpg?q=90&auto=format&dpr=2&fit=max&w=3840)
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](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/t4cb1ejj/production/a00b3239058ba40d45239b7fa38fa5c1cfcb811e-1400x933.jpg?q=90&auto=format&dpr=2&fit=max&w=3840)
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](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/t4cb1ejj/production/7e9a56fd2b5fe19b89cbe26a10c33799d8ffa974-1400x833.jpg?q=90&auto=format&dpr=2&fit=max&w=3840)
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](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/t4cb1ejj/production/b29daddff85c13e6b3dd1ca2bc6f7a1d5c6ba0d4-1400x933.jpg?q=90&auto=format&dpr=2&fit=max&w=3840)
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](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/t4cb1ejj/production/b08e553a1c178a5a544c63644d1a2597d9a6b8f9-1400x940.jpg?q=90&auto=format&dpr=2&fit=max&w=3840)
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
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