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Alchemical Procedures: An Interview with Tunga
Brazilian artist Tunga has, in recent years, developed an elaborate, idiosyncratic cosmology. Grounded in literary sources such as Poe and Mallarmé, his work reflects the artist’s psychoanalytic...
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Photographer Passes Torch to Favela Residents
With soccer’s World Cup in full swing (through July 13), international attention is focused on Brazil, host country for the games. Unfortunately, for the 1.4 million residents living in the favelas, or...
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‘Sergio Camargo: Mármore’ at Lisson Gallery
Sergio Camargo, 2015, installation view. COURTESY LISSON GALLERY Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday. Today’s show: “Sergio Camargo: Mármore” is currently on...
View ArticleA Tribute to Tunga (1952-2016)
Inspired by Hellenistic poetry and medieval alchemy, Brazilian artist Tunga created sculptures, installations, and performances over the past three decades that made him one of Brazil’s best known and...
View ArticleJosé Leonilson
Brazilian artist José Leonilson (1957–1993) is a legendary figure in his homeland, where he is esteemed for the poetic vision he expressed during a period of social crisis. His work has rarely been...
View ArticleBrazil’s Art Nuts: Why the Country Continues to Be a Bastion of Art Collecting
While Brazil’s art world was feeling the effects of the pandemic, new initiatives gave rise to new audiences: those purchasing artworks via online platforms. “Brazilians who did not find visiting art...
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Corporate Photography Reveals a Dehumanizing Gaze
When it comes to art of the anthropocene, we are often shown the wound and not the assailant. The discourse around ecological crises—and the artistic interventions meant to call attention to them—has...
View ArticleBrazil’s Incoming President Vows to Restore a Disbanded Cultural Ministry
As the Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva prepares to step into the presidential office next month, the country’s cultural sector has high hopes that he will undo the damage causes by...
View Article120-Million-Year-Old “Illegally Exported” Dinosaur Fossil Returns Home After...
A rare dinosaur fossil discovered in northeastern Brazil in 1990 that is thought to have been illegally exported to Germany has been returned after a three-year standoff between the Brazilian...
View ArticleBrazil Nears Total Restoration of Art Damaged in 2023 Insurrection
Brazil’s government has nearly completed its restoration of hundreds of artworks and objects that were vandalized during the 2023 insurrection, the National Institute of Historical and Artistic...
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