The Visual Arts Center at The University of Texas at Austin presents Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, bringing together the work of 10 Brazilian artists who reflect upon long-standing histories of oppressive power structures in Brazil.
Castiel Vitorino Brasileiro, Jupiter is Here. Celestial is Everything., 2022 (detail). Site-specific installation. Soil, limestone, rammed earth brick wall, acrylic paint, charcoal, glass, water, craginites serratescens fossil, LED lights; flag VI from the series “Prosperity is Memories and Choices” (acrylic paint, chlorine bleach and sewing) (2021–present); three sculptures from the series “Translate. Learn. Angola. All is about that fear and that love” (burned mesquite wood) (2022–present). 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
Organized by Adele Nelson, Assistant Professor of Art History (UT Austin), and MacKenzie Stevens, Director of the Visual Arts Center, with María Emilia Fernández, Assistant Curator, Social Fabric showcases artists that understand art as a platform for critical engagement with historical, political, and cultural configurations of a particular place, and contribute to both local and global conversations about the state of democracy. By refusing to remain neutral and shedding light on histories of state-sanctioned oppression and persistent inequity, the artists in Social Fabric provide differing approaches towards activism and forge pathways towards justice and healing.
Spanning a wide range of media, including installation, painting, performance, photography, sculpture, and video, the exhibition features over 60 works of art and several new commissions. The exhibition is on view until March 10, 2023. Afterwards it will be on view at the Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo (Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo, MAC USP) in Brazil.
Artists: Aline Motta, Antonio Obá, Castiel Vitorino Brasileiro, Denilson Baniwa, Guerreiro do Divino Amor, Jaime Lauriano, Lais Myrrha, Maré de Matos, Rosana Paulino, Sallisa Rosa
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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
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
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
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
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