Alessandra Paiva's 'A virada decolonial na arte brasileira' sparks debate on race, aesthetics, and Brazilian art history
In her 2022 publication, 'A virada decolonial na arte brasileira' (Editora Mireveja), Alessandra Simões Paiva examines a shift towards decolonial perspectives in Brazilian art, urging a break from Eurocentric models. Funded by the Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia, the work focuses on creations by Afro-descendant, Indigenous, and LGBTQIA+ artists, identifying this movement's roots in the late 1990s. Paiva critiques historical figures such as Gonzaga Duque and Menotti Del Picchia for their Eurocentric outlooks. The book highlights exhibitions like 'Véxoa: nós sabemos' (2020) and 'Moquém Surari' (2021), while drawing on the ideas of theorists like Catherine Walsh and Walter D. Mignolo, linking modern decolonial artists to their predecessors and prioritizing installation and intervention over conventional forms.
Key facts
- Alessandra Simões Paiva's book 'A virada decolonial na arte brasileira' was published in 2022 by Editora Mireveja.
- The decolonial turn in Brazilian art is traced to the late 1990s.
- Paiva critiques 19th-century Brazilian intellectuals Gonzaga Duque and Menotti Del Picchia for ignoring Indigenous and African contributions.
- Key institutional markers include the 2020 exhibition 'Véxoa: nós sabemos' at the Pinacoteca de São Paulo.
- The Pipa prize is noted for predominantly awarding decolonial artists.
- Paiva employs the term 'decolonial' as defined by the Modernity/Coloniality/Decoloniality (MCD) group and theorist Catherine Walsh.
- Walter D. Mignolo's essays from 2010 and 2019 are central theoretical references for Paiva's analysis.
- The review links contemporary decolonial artists to post-1960s Brazilian artists like Hélio Oiticica and Regina Silveira.
Entities
Artists
- Alessandra Simões Paiva
- Gonzaga Duque
- Luiz Gonzaga Duque
- Menotti Del Picchia
- Washington Luís
- Catherine Walsh
- Walter D. Mignolo
- Frantz Fanon
- Albert Memmi
- Aimé Césaire
- Edward Said
- Stuart Hall
- Ranajit Guha
- V.Y. Mudimbe
- Benvenuto Chavajay
- Hélio Oiticica
- Cildo Meireles
- Regina Silveira
- Elida Tessler
- Ana Maria Tavares
- Denilson Baniwa
- Glicéria Tupinambá
- Rosana Paulino
- Evandro Carlos Jardim
- Claudio Mubarac
- Marco Buti
- Jaime Lauriano
- Lygia Clark
- Lyz Parayzo
- Marcel Duchamp
Institutions
- Editora Mireveja
- Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia
- Pinacoteca de São Paulo
- Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo
- Pipa
- Modernidade/Coloniality/Decoloniality (MCD)
- Calle 14. Revista de Investigación em el Campo del Arte
- arte brasileiros.com.br
Locations
- Brasil
- Brazil
- São Paulo
- Bauru, SP
- América Latina
- United States
- Europa
- Europe
- Argentina
- República do Congo
- Guatemala
- África
- Gran Chaco
- Paraguai
- Paraguay