Review: How to approach chaos

Collection book “Strategies of Art in an Age of Catastrophes”, by Maria Angélica Melendi, brings together artistic strategies from the last 50 years

Cildo Meireles: the metamorphosis in the artist's work

The theme that emerges from the work of Cildo Meireles proves to be a good key to his trajectory
Portraits of Benta Maria, Antonio Dutra and Manuel do Sacramento by Igi Ayedun. Photo: Courtesy Companhia das Letras and Pinacoteca de São Paulo

“Black Encyclopedia”: a book of many hands, minds and lives

Organized by Flávio dos Santos Gomes, Jaime Lauriano and Lilia Schwarcz, Enciclopédia Negra confronts the historiography that denies visibility to the contributions of black people; publication also unfolds in an exhibition at the Pinacoteca

Carmela Gross

In the midst of the military dictatorship, at the 1968 Bienal de São Paulo, the artist Carmela Gross presented three works, among them “Barril”, a reference to the...

Afro-Atlantic Histories brings necessary debate in a conventional way

Critical text by Fabio Cypriano reflects on the exhibition 'Afro-Atlantic Stories'
Van Gogh

Rodrigo Naves talks about his new book, “Van Gogh: A Salvação...

Gabriel San Martin* On February 5th, writer and art critic Rodrigo Naves published his new book: Van Gogh: A Salvação...
Books

What to read in 2022?

The centenary of the 1922 Modern Art Week and the hundredth anniversary of the release of one of the most important novels of the 20th century...

12 art books to read in 2023

Among biographies of important international figures, books by important Brazilian artists and theories that question the hegemonic perspectives on culture, many...
Image from the book Memórias Sangradas, life and death in the times of the cangaço

The cangaço yesterday and today

Book "Bled memories: life and death in the times of the cangaço", by Ricardo Beliel, brings together photos and testimonies recorded by the journalist over the years touring the northeastern hinterland

Hal Foster: Everything is Fight

In the book “What comes after the farce?”, Hal Foster analyzes the effects of Trumpism on the North American arts scene and points out forms of resistance