Over ruins, some people weep, some people dance: On the Portuguese presence at Videobrasil

  • Patrícia Mourão Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Comunicação e Artes, Departamento de Artes Plásticas, 05508-020, São Paulo
Keywords: Pedro Barateiro, Filipa César, Contemporary Art, Thiago Martins de Melo, Melancholia, Libido, Videobrasil

Abstract

Focusing on works presented at the 20th edition of the Contemporary Art Festival Sesc VideoBrasil, in São Paulo, we suggest two approaches to the Global South in contemporary art: melancholic and libidinal.

Author Biography

Patrícia Mourão, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Comunicação e Artes, Departamento de Artes Plásticas, 05508-020, São Paulo

Patrícia Mourão received a PhD in Film Studies from Universidade de São Paulo in 2016. She is currently a Post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Visual Arts in the same university.

Published
2018-01-02
Section
Exhibitions and film festivals