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Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil

Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil

Nelson, Adele
Stevens, MacKenzie
Fernandez, Maria Emilia

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Caribbean, Latin American & South American Art

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ISBN10: 1477328467
ISBN13: 9781477328460
Publisher: Visual Arts Center, Ut-Austin
Published: Nov 7 2023
Pages: 168
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.70 Width: 7.90 Depth: 9.90
Language: English

Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil brings together the work of ten artists who reflect upon the long-standing histories of oppressive power structures in the territory now known as Brazil. Blurring the line between art and activism and spanning installation, painting, performance, photography, sculpture, and video, these artists contribute to local and global conversations about the state of democracy, racial injustice, and the violence inflicted by the nation-state. This first English-language, book-length study of contemporary Brazilian art in relationship to activism assembles artist-authored texts, interviews, essays, and a conceptual mapping of Brazilian history to illuminate the function of art as a platform for critical engagement with the historical, political, and cultural configurations of a particular place. By refusing to remain neutral, these artists create spaces of vibrant and vital community and self-construction to explore how healing and justice may be possible, especially in the Black, LGBTQIA+, and Indigenous communities to which many of them belong.

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