Artists Respond to Biden-Harris Victory with Political Works and Exhibitions Across Brazil
The political success of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris has sparked a wave of artistic responses worldwide. Lorraine O'Grady's piece "Art is..." was modified for their campaign. Martha Rosler addressed the harm to governance, while Barbara Kruger’s 2016 cover and Zoe Leonard’s 1992 poem gained renewed attention. William Powhida shared a sense of relief alongside future worries, and Sue Coe remarked on the slim defeat of fascism. Pedro Reyes emphasized Biden's confrontations with the NRA. Meanwhile, Brazil saw the launch of several exhibitions, such as "Barracas e fachadas do nordeste" at Galeria Galatea Salvador, Luciano Feijão's "Greve Negra Já!" at MAES, and the 4th Frestas Triennial at Sesc Sorocaba, along with Julio Bittencourt's "Solidão Coletiva," Marlene Barros's "Tecitura do Feminino," and "Mestre Didi" at Itaú Cultural.
Key facts
- Joe Biden secured Georgia on November 14, solidifying an electoral college lead of 306 to 232 over Donald Trump.
- Lorraine O'Grady's "Art is..." performance from 1983/2009 was adapted for the Biden-Harris campaign with her permission.
- Martha Rosler commented on the damage to governance structures under Trump in The Art Newspaper.
- Barbara Kruger's 2016 New York Magazine cover with the word "loser" over Trump's face resurfaced online.
- Zoe Leonard's 1992 poem "I Want a President" was widely shared following the election.
- William Powhida's installation "Possibilities for Representation" is on view at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Connecticut.
- Sue Coe noted that 4 to 5 million Americans voted for Biden-Harris, rejecting fascism by a narrow margin.
- Pedro Reyes praised Biden's history of challenging the NRA and expressed hope for nuclear disarmament.
Entities
Artists
- Lorraine O'Grady
- Martha Rosler
- Barbara Kruger
- Zoe Leonard
- William Powhida
- Sue Coe
- Pedro Reyes
- Montez Magno
- Mari Ra
- Zé di Cabeça
- Fabio Miguez
- Adenor Gondim
- Luciano Feijão
- Julio Bittencourt
- Marlene Barros
- Claudia Alarcón
- Deborah Paiva
- Nuno Ramos
- Marcos Amaro
- Russet Lederman
- Olga Yatskevich
- Thalita Hamaoui
- Rafael Hayashi
- Lázaro Roberto
- Ivald Granato
- Felipe Rezende
- Andrea Brazil
- Darks Miranda
- Flávia Metzler
- Ivan Cardoso
- Yuli Yamagata
- Flavia Renault
- Belony Ferreira
- Mestre Didi
- Paulo Pedro Leal
- Mônica Cardim
- Tomás Toledo
- Alana Silveira
- Renato Lopes
- Nicolas Soares
- Luciara Ribeiro
- Naine Terena
- Khadyg Fares
- Guilherme Wisnik
- Betânia Pinheiro
- Adriano Pedrosa
- Laura Cosendey
- Tadeu Chiarelli
- Hélio Menezes
- Maria Alice Milliet
- Claudio Cretti
- José Augusto Ribeiro
- Moacir dos Anjos
- Paula Ramos
- Ayrson Heráclito
- Rodrigo Moura
- Anna Atkins
- Elizabeth B. Brownell
- Eslanda Cardozo Goode Robeson
- Annette Messager
- Angèle Etoundi Essamba
- Hiromix
- Claudia Andujar
- Maureen Bisilliat
- Gretta Sarfaty
- Vilma Slomp
- Claudia Jaguaribe
- Anna Mariani
- Stefania Bril
- Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff
- Ludwig Riedel
- Néster Rubtsov
- Aimé-Adrien Taunay
- Hercule Florence
- Wilhelmine von Langsdorff
- Francisco Brennand
- José Cláudio
- Aracy Amaral
- Cao Guimarães
- Marcelo Silveira
- Ana Paula Cavalcanti Simioni
- Guilherme Teixeira
- Ana Avelar
- Mônica Guimarães
- Antonio Florence
- Francis Melvin Lee
- Miguel Del Castillo
- Elaine Pinheiro
- Karenn Amorim
- Fábio Nunes
- Júlia Martins
- Daniela Thomas
- Catalina Bergues
- Christian-Jack Heymès
- Mastrobuono family
- Ronaldo Domingues de Almeida
- Adriana Machado
- Paula Borghi
- Juca Rosa
- Alberto Henschel
- Joe Biden
- Kamala Harris
- Donald Trump
- Jair Bolsonaro
- Eileen Myles
- George H.W. Bush
- Bill Clinton
- Ross Perot
- Carlos Lacerda
- Jerry Saltz
- Julia Moura
- Stacey Abrams
- Tadeu Kaingang
- Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui
- Antônio Bispo dos Santos
- Nêgo Bispo
- Lalo de Almeida
- Paula Sampaio
- Miguel Chikaoka
- João Pompeu
- Jean Boghici
- Abdias Nascimento
- Hannah Arendt
- Walter Benjamin
- Iberê Camargo
- Jasper Johns
- Henri Matisse
- Marie Laurencin
- La Chola Poblete
- Sandra Gamarra Heshiki
- Santiago Yahuarcani
- Colectivo Acciones de Arte
- Damián Ortega
- Sol Calero
- Carolina Caycedo
- Pablo Delano
- Rosa Elena Curruchich
- Manuel Herreros
- Mateo Manaure
- Jesús Soto
- Maria Noujaim
Institutions
- Alexander Gray Associates
- The Art Newspaper
- New York Magazine
- Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
- Brooklyn Museum
- Galeria Galatea Salvador
- Nara Roesler
- Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo (MAES)
- Movimento Grevista Negro
- Sesc Sorocaba
- CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
- Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH)
- MASP
- Janaina Torres Galeria
- FAMA Museu
- IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
- 10x10 Photobooks
- Simões de Assis
- NND|Azeco
- DAN Galeria
- Casa de Cultura do Parque
- Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea (ICCo)
- Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
- Instituto Hercule Florence
- Documenta Pantanal
- Centro Maria Antônia da USP
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
- Galeria Nara Roesler - SP
- Fonte
- Carmo Johnson Projects
- Itaú Cultural
- Pina Luz
- Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
- Getty Research Institute
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Rijksmuseum
- New York Public Library
- Paris Photo
- Livraria da Travessa
- Phi Projetos
- Cinnamon
- Ateliê Marlene Barros
- Coletivo ZBM
- Universidade de Aveiro
- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Artes
- El Espacio 23
- Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
- Royal Academy
- Detroit Institute of Arts
- Ilê Asipá
- Secretaria da Cultura (Secultes)
- Fundo de Cultura do Estado do Espirito Santo (Funcultura)
- Política Nacional Aldir Blanc (PNAB)
- Ministério da Cultura (MINC)
- Midiateca Capixaba
- Governo do Estado
- Lei Rouanet
- banco BV
- Laranjinha
- Banco Itaú
- Império Russo
- SP-Arte
- PGHEA-MAC/USP
Locations
- United States
- Georgia
- Washington
- Brazil
- Amazon
- Harlem
- New York
- Brooklyn
- Connecticut
- Salvador
- Bahia
- Pernambuco
- São Paulo
- Recife
- Olinda
- Vitória
- Espírito Santo
- Sorocaba
- Capela João de Camargo
- Clube 28 de Setembro
- Monumento Pelourinho
- Monumento à Mãe Preta
- Tóquio
- Mumbai
- Pequim
- Jacarta
- Belo Horizonte
- Minas Gerais
- La Puntana
- Argentina
- Gran Chaco
- Paraguay
- Campo Grande
- Mato Grosso do Sul
- Itu
- Nova York
- Los Angeles
- Madri
- Amsterdã
- Jardim Paulista
- Vila Nova Conceição
- Alto de Pinheiros
- Bom Retiro
- Cidade Universitária
- Vila Madalena
- Boaçava
- Bela Vista
- Porto Feliz
- Mato Grosso
- Grão-Pará
- Algarve
- Portugal
- Santo Antônio da Patrulha
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Rio de Janeiro
- Ipojuca
- Fortaleza
- Ilha de Itaparica
- Recôncavo Baiano
- Miami
- EUA
- Santiago
- Aveiro
- Zona Leste
- subúrbio ferroviário soteropolitano
- Pantanal
- Amazônia
- Detroit
- Michigan
- Africa
- Cameroon
- Japan
- France
- England
- Spain
- Netherlands
- Russia
- Germany
- Greece