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PTCharlene Bicalho is a Brazilian interdisciplinary artist, cultural manager, and independent curator who uses photography, video, performance, and installations in works that reflect her interest in the legacy of expressions of popular culture and traditional Brazilian communities, while reflecting on processes of the decolonization of black women. Born in 1982, she is now based primarily in the city of São Paulo, where she creates projects in various spaces. Of particular note is her work since 2012 as artistic director for the Raiz Forte project. She has been an active participant in several artist residencies.
Charlene Bicalho
Performance piece “From dust is made vine” by Charlene Bicalho. Photo: Pedro H Ermida Cruz.
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Venice Biennale: Chile and Peru
Peruvian artist Christian Bendayan and Chilean Voluspa Jarpa at the 58th Venice Biennale.
Contemporary Afro-Latin American Voices
Old Conflicts, New Expressions
The question of identity is still an important vehicle for creativity in Latin America and sparks original forms of expression.
Looking back
The legacy of Mestre Didi
Mestre Didi’s unique artistic oeuvre emerges from a breadth of knowledge obtained inside the Nagô Candomblé.
events
Exhibitions
Other waters
Mendes Wood DM
New York, United States
16 November - 21 January 2023
Exhibitions
Segundo Ato: Dramas para negros e prólogo para brancos
Instituto Inhotim
Brumadinho, Brazil
15 May - 28 February 2023
Exhibitions
Inin Niwe y el mundo puro de los eres eternos
Centro Cultural Inca Garcilaso
Lima, Peru
24 November - 13 February 2023
Exhibitions
Ecologias do Bem Viver – ELÃ 2022
Galpão Bela Maré
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22 October - 10 December 2022
Exhibitions
Jonathas de Andrade: O rebote do bote
Pinacoteca
São Paulo, Brazil
24 September - 28 February 2023
Exhibitions
Kòrsou – Curaçao
Nationaal Archief
The Hague, Netherlands
16 December - 20 November 2022
Talks / Workshops
Métodos, Práticas e Maneiras de se pensar Arte e Acervo Indígena
Pinacoteca
São Paulo, Brazil
18 November -
Biennales
13ª Bienal do Mercosul
Diversos espaços expositivos
Porto Alegre, Brazil
15 September - 20 November 2022
Exhibitions
Jota Mombaça: The Sinking Ship/Properity
KADIST
San Francisco, United States
27 October - 28 January 2023
Exhibitions
Inflorescence
Portikus
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
12 November - 22 February 2023
Exhibitions
Caminos
Galería Callejo
La Habana, Cuba
21 July - 21 August 2022
Exhibitions
Leisure Aestethics
Tern Gallery
Nassau, Bahamas
15 September - 22 October 2022
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Installation View
Venice Biennale: Chile and Peru
Peruvian artist Christian Bendayan and Chilean Voluspa Jarpa at the 58th Venice Biennale.
Contemporary Afro-Latin American Voices
Old Conflicts, New Expressions
The question of identity is still an important vehicle for creativity in Latin America and sparks original forms of expression.
Looking back
The legacy of Mestre Didi
Mestre Didi’s unique artistic oeuvre emerges from a breadth of knowledge obtained inside the Nagô Candomblé.
In Conversation with Denilson Baniwa
“A Cell Phone or a Laptop Doesn’t Make You Less Indigenous”
The Brazilian artist Denilson Baniwa talks about how his oeuvre connects indigenous culture with urban contemporary art.
Corredor Afro, Puerto Rico
Taking Control of Your Own Story
A new art space in Loíza, Puerto Rico, establishes creative links between the African Diaspora and Africa. A conversation with Marta Moreno Vega, one of its founders.
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Raquel van Haver – Spirits of the Soil
The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam shows murals that emerge from the artist's experiences with marginalized communities around the world.
In Conversation with Moisés Patrício
“Fascism is a ghost who keeps on haunting us”
Brazilian artist Moisés Patrício talks about his career, filled with international travel “after 400 years of imprisonment in Brazil”.
Installation View #museumshutdown
Mexican Muralists in the United States, Whitney Museum
The Whitney Museum in New York rediscovers Mexican muralists and their influence on 20th century American art.
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Installation View: Instituto de Artivismo Hannah Arendt (INSTAR)
INSTAR collective presents Operational Factography (2022), a counter-narrative of Cuban cultural history installed in Kassel.