Art as Essence

Editorial #50

Into the Hurricane

ARTE Director Brasileiros writes in the editorial of the 49th edition that “in art, the answer is an active denunciation” about the scars of centuries that the actions of the state deepen
Anna Maria Maiolino

The Alphabet of an Alchemist

At 76, Anna Maria Maiolino wants to take a moment to have fun experiencig new things

Adriana Varejão: For a cannibal rhetoric

The exhibition markes the first solo show by artist in the northeast, territory of strong baroque heritage and colonial slavery
“Chuck Coma sofreu uma lesão cerebral por hipóxia depois que seu colega de cela o estrangulou na penitenciária federal em Lewisburg, Pensilvânia, privando seu cérebro de oxigênio. Desde então, ele tem sofrido de perda de memória, alterações extremas de humor e tremores ocasionais. No momento de sua prisão, Coma estava lutando contra um grave PTSD devido ao serviço militar no Panamá e na Guerra do Golfo. Antes das guerras, ele era um pouco encrenqueiro, mas não tinha problemas sérios com a lei. Quando ele deixou o serviço, não conseguiu segurar um emprego e começou a assaltar bancos”. Shelton, Washington. EUA. 2019. | Crédito: Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos. Cortesia do fotógrafo.

What happens when we unmake the world?

Works by Peter van Agtmael, Steve McQueen and Emily Jacir reflect on conflict and preclude our oblivion of war’s cruel consequences
"Cantos de Esquinas", Maxwell Alexandre, 2019. Photo: Gabi Carrera.

“Pardo é Papel” or the epic grandeur of a people in...

Presented at Tomie Ohtake Institute after passing through Lyon, Porto Alegre and Rio, Maxwell Alexandre’s show portrays black people in everyday situations with a grandiose, consecrating and historic character
Vista de parte da exposição que está em cartaz no SESC 24 de Maio.

A Curatorship

By Aracy Amaral A CURATORSHIP  IS NOT AN EASY TASK TO BE CONCEIVED. Especially if the number of participants is extensive, the space difficult, and...

Artist collectives reflect the spirit of the time

Both the choice of five collectives as nominees for the Turner Prize, in 2021, and the announcement of 14 collectives as the first participants...
Fabricio Lopes, Estuário, 2008-2009.

Xilo: Body and Landscape

The inaugural exhibition of the new Sesc building captivates the lively woodcut production in São Paulo in the last three decades
Sobre o Desenho no Brasil

At the tip of the pencil

Book organized by Claudio Mubarac gives an overview of design history in Brazil