Brazil's Turbulent History Through 30 Artists at PAC Milan

The PAC – Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea in Milan opened 'Brasile. Il coltello nella carne' on July 4, 2018, featuring 30 Brazilian artists from the 1970s to today. The exhibition explores Brazil's political shift from dictatorship to republic, social inequalities, and the lingering divide between rich and poor. It opens with Mauro Restiffe's 'Empossamento' series (2003), capturing Lula's inauguration in Brasília, designed by Oscar Niemeyer. Leonilson's 'El desierto' (1992) addresses his HIV diagnosis through tactile, sewn fabrics. Women artists are prominent: Iole de Freitas, Letícia Parente (pioneer of Brazilian video art), Ana Mazzei, Regina Parra, and Carmela Gross, whose 'A Negra' (1997) critiques female subjugation. The show weaves artistic and political discourse, highlighting conflict between classes, past and present, hope and disillusionment.