Brazilian Artist's New York Solo Show Examines Race, Labor, and Mass Incarceration
A Brazilian artist's first solo exhibition in New York investigates South America's complex histories of race and labor. The show, which closes this weekend, includes programming that explores artistic depictions of mass incarceration. Critic Norman analyzes contradictions and omissions in Robert Gober's representations of sex and race. The role of criticism in addressing social justice is also examined. The exhibition presents a masterful curation of works that engage with these pressing themes.
Key facts
- A Brazilian artist's first solo show in New York is closing this weekend.
- The exhibition examines South America's complicated relationship to race and labor.
- Extracurricular programming explores artistic representations of mass incarceration.
- Critic Norman addresses contradictions and occlusions in Robert Gober's representations of sex and race.
- The role of the critic in social justice is questioned.
- The exhibition is described as masterful.
- The show is located in New York.
- The content is tagged under 'race' on artcritical.com.
Entities
Artists
- Brazilian artist
- Robert Gober
- Norman
Institutions
- artcritical
Locations
- New York
- United States
- South America
- Brazil