If you live in Recife or have a trip planned there, know that the Necrobrasiliana exhibition is a must-see. The show is on view at the Galeria Vicente do Rêgo Monteiro, at the Fundação Joaquim Nabuco. Curated by Moacir dos Anjos, the exhibition presents 26 works by 12 contemporary artists who reinterpret the records of the cartographers, photographers, writers and scientists who documented Brazil between the 16th and 19th centuries.
The works on display are by artists Ana Lira, Dalton Paula, Denilson Baniwa, Gê Viana, Jaime Lauriano, Rosana Paulino, Rosângela Rennó, Sidney Amaral, Thiago Martins de Melo, Tiago Sant'Anna, Yhuri Cruz and Zózimo Bulbul.
"The works of the 12 artists in the exhibition make this critique and advocate the construction of a new sociability. Another way of life, more inclusive and just, in which we can overcome the pacified memory held of this cordial country," notes Moacir dos Anjos, who curated the 29th Bienal de São Paulo (2010) and the Brazilian pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale (2011), among other major exhibitions in Brazil.
Before its installation in Recife, the show premiered at the Museu Paranaense, in Curitiba, between June and August. All the transport was carried out by Clé Chenue do Brasil, which specializes in fine art logistics.
The Galeria Vicente do Rêgo Monteiro is located at the Fundaj headquarters in the Derby neighborhood, in central Recife (Rua Henrique Dias, 609), in the same building as the Cinema da Fundação.
See other tips on exhibitions currently on view on our blog.
