Editorial Reflects on Art as Resistance Amid Violence, Highlights Multiple Brazilian Exhibitions

exhibition · 2026-04-23

The editorial, named after Jota Mombaça's 2019 piece, explores the theme of violence in contemporary art, highlighting Berna Reale and Cinthia Marcelle's contributions at the Brazilian Pavilion in Venice. It incorporates Cildo Meireles's perspective on the political essence of art and Frederico de Morais's insights on its rejuvenation. In May, David Lapoujade delivered a lecture titled 'The Force of Art' at Instituto Tomie Ohtake. The summary also outlines several exhibitions, including 'Barracas e fachadas do nordeste' (Jan 30-May 30), 'Greve Negra Já!' (Feb 24-Apr 26), and 'Solidão Coletiva' (Mar 3-Jul 12), among others, featuring various artists and curators, all running until June 2023.

Key facts

Editorial title from Jota Mombaça's 2019 work, part of performances at Casa do Povo in São Paulo.
Performance involved making knives displayed in 'À Nordeste' at SESC 24 de Maio, reviewed by Jamyle Rkain and criticized by Aracy Amaral.
David Lapoujade lectured at Instituto Tomie Ohtake in May on 'The Force of Art,' citing Nietzsche and Deleuze.
'Barracas e fachadas do nordeste' at Galeria Galatea Salvador runs Jan 30-May 30, curated by Tomás Toledo and Alana Silveira.
'Frestas – Trienal de Artes' at Sesc Sorocaba features 188 works, curated by Luciara Ribeiro, Naine Terena, and Khadyg Fares.
'Claudia Alarcón & Silät: viver tecendo' at MASP marks the Brazilian museum debut for the Argentine artist and Wichí collective.
'O que elas viram: fotolivros históricos de mulheres, 1843-1999' at IMS Paulista includes 106 books from the 10×10 Photobooks collection.
'Langsdorff: A expedição fluvial 200 anos depois' revisits an 1826-1829 scientific expedition with contemporary photography.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

Casa do Povo
SESC 24 de Maio
Instituto Tomie Ohtake
Sorbonne (Paris I)
Galeria Galatea Salvador
Nara Roesler
Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo (MAES)
Movimento Grevista Negro
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Secretaria da Cultura (Secultes)
Fundo de Cultura do Estado do Espirito Santo (Funcultura)
Política Nacional Aldir Blanc (PNAB)
Ministério da Cultura (MINC)
Midiateca Capixaba
Sesc Sorocaba
Capela João de Camargo
Clube 28 de Setembro
CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
Phi Projetos
Cinnamon
Governo do Brasil
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH)
Ateliê Marlene Barros
Ponto de Cultura Coletivo ZBM
Universidade de Aveiro
MASP — Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
Janaina Torres Galeria
FAMA Museu
IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
Biblioteca de Fotografia
10×10 Photobooks
Getty Research Institute
Museo Reina Sofía
Rijksmuseum
New York Public Library
Paris Photo
Livraria da Travessa
Simões de Assis
El Espacio 23
Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
Galeria Estúdio Reverso
NONADA SP
NND|Azeco
DAN Galeria
SP-Arte
Casa de Cultura do Parque
Projeto 280X1020
Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea (ICCo)
Lei Rouanet
banco BV
Laranjinha
Banco Itaú
Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
Instituto Hercule Florence
Documenta Pantanal
BBM-USP
Centro Maria Antônia da USP
Império Russo
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
Fonte
Carmo Johnson Projects
Itaú Cultural
Ilê Asipá
Pina Luz
Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
PGHEA-MAC/USP

Locations

São Paulo
Brazil
Salvador
Bahia
Vitória
Espírito Santo
Sorocaba
Recife
Pernambuco
Olinda
Rio de Janeiro
Belo Horizonte
Minas Gerais
La Puntana
Argentina
Gran Chaco
Paraguai
Nova York
United States
Los Angeles
Madri
Spain
Amsterdã
Netherlands
Miami
EUA
Itu
Porto Feliz
Mato Grosso
Grão-Pará
Amazônia
Pantanal
Santo Antônio da Patrulha
Rio Grande do Sul
Algarve
Portugal
Fortaleza
Ceará
Tóquio
Japan
Mumbai
India
Pequim
China
Jacarta
Indonesia
Cameroon
France
Switzerland

Sources

ARTE!Brasileiros — 2019-07-01