Art, City and Heritage: Future and Memory in Contemporary Poetics
05/26/2021 — 07/25/2021
Centro Cultural Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
The group exhibition Arte, Cidade e Patrimônio: futuro e memória nas poéticas contemporâneas [Art, City and Heritage: Future and Memory in Contemporary Poetics], curated by Adriana Nakamuta, presented the work of 10 artists from six Brazilian states, where memory and the future were discussed through urban poetics. The exhibition occupied the three floors of the Oi Futuro Cultural Center in Rio de Janeiro.
The artists Beatriz Rauscher (MG), Clara Cavendish (RJ), Claudia Renault (MG), Denilson Baniwa (AM/RJ), Guto Nóbrega (RJ), Lucas Landau (RJ), Mariana Guimarães (RJ), Mauricio Pokemon (PI), Thiago Honório (MG/SP) and Thiago Martins de Melo (MA/SP) were invited to present original works in different media and languages, inspired by the city of Rio de Janeiro – First World Capital of Architecture, headquarters of the World Congress of Architects (UIA 2021) and World Cultural Heritage in the Urban Landscape category, both titles conferred by UNESCO.
The show also included a book catalogue and parallel activities, such as lectures, conversations, video testimonials by the participants about their work and virtual mediated visits.
Credits
Automatica has been developing cultural projects since 2005, working in the creation, production, curation, management, coordination and consultancy of exhibitions, educational programs, publications and other activities related to artistic production. It works with artists, curators, art critics, art historians, cultural institutions, public and private sponsors. It participates in public notices and awards, and prepares projects for incentive laws in the three spheres of public administration.
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