Dalton Paula's Afro-Brazilian Portraits at MASP
MASP presents 'Dalton Paula: retratos brasileros', a solo exhibition of 30 paintings by Dalton Paula, curated by Adriano Pedrosa, Glaucea Britto, and Lilia Schwarcz. The show is part of the museum's biennial program dedicated to Brazilian Histories. Paula's portraits depict historically invisible Black leaders and personalities in Brazil, created through a process of biography selection and archival research. Recent works incorporate 22-karat gold leaf in the subjects' hair, referencing the sacred head in Afro-Brazilian traditions. Twelve of the paintings were donated by the artist to MASP in 2022. The exhibition runs until October 30, 2022, at MASP, Avenida Paulista, 1578, São Paulo.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Dalton Paula: retratos brasileros' at MASP
- 30 paintings on display, 12 donated by Paula in 2022
- Curated by Adriano Pedrosa, Glaucea Britto, and Lilia Schwarcz
- Part of MASP's biennial program 'Histórias Brasileiras'
- Portraits feature historically invisible Black leaders and personalities
- Recent works use 22-karat gold leaf in hair
- Gold leaf references sacred head in Afro-Brazilian traditions
- Exhibition runs until October 30, 2022
Entities
Artists
- Dalton Paula
Institutions
- MASP
- Museu de Arte de São Paulo
- MASP artistic director
- MASP assistant curator
- Contemporary And (C&)
Locations
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Avenida Paulista
- Bela Vista
- MASP
- Avenida Paulista, 1578, Bela Vista, São Paulo/SP, Brazil
- Brasília