Where graffiti screams: São Paulo in the 90th anniversary of the Plano...
Twice mayor of São Paulo, Prestes Maia was largely responsible for what the city has become; in this article, Tadeu Chiarelli draws attention to how the former mayor thought (or did not think) about art for public spaces
Alfredo Nicolaiewsky's recent production or the art that gives...
To be in front of a true finished work of art or to follow its constitution, are these experiences with points in common? From his participation in a WhatsApp group, in these months of pandemic, the author tries to demonstrate that yes!
Bandeirantes on the move: between disputes and conciliation
Starting from the 1985 comic book by Luiz Gê, going through the debates that dominated the early 20th century on the "bandeirante epic" and the "Paulista homeland", Tadeu Chiarelli deepens the discussion about the monuments of the city of São Paulo and their symbolisms.
The pantheon of São Paulo's immortals: tropical delirium in the Patio...
In the context of the debate on controversial monuments in public squares, the article by Tadeu Chiarelli presents Adolfo A. Pinto's extravagant idea of building a Civic Center in downtown São Paulo to honor the old and “new” pioneers.
Dora Longo Bahia: facing crime
Tadeu Chiarelli writes about the artist's exhibition, on display at Galeria Vermelho
The Caipirinha and the French: Tarsila do Amaral and the devouring...
Critic Tadeu Chiarelli points out how the Brazilian artist's contact with the French artist's work inspired her production
Tarsila's drawings in Itu and the peculiar journey of...
Exhibition "Studies and Notes" will present 203 works at the Marcos Amaro Art Factory, curated by Aracy Amaral and Regina Teixeira de Barros
From Geiger to Sidney Amaral: the self-portrait collapse continues
Brazilian artists represent bodies beyond an "artistic selfie", seeking reflections far from the exploration of bourgeois subjectivity
Anna Bella Geiger's work and the collapse of the self-portrait...
Reflections from direct contact with the individual exhibition "Brasil Nativo, Brasil Alienígena", which occupies the Masp and Sesc Avenida Paulista
The Doctor and the Monuments
In 2020, the first model of the "Monumento à Bandeiras", by Brecheret, will be 100 years old. Based on a canvas by Almeida Jr., Tadeu Chiarelli exposes the demands of the São Paulo bourgeoisie to honor the bandeirantes, opposing them to the new positions against the bandeirantes and the Monument itself.
