Contradictory: Art, Globalization and Belonging

The complex of economic, technological and political changes called globalization impacts the ways of expressing the idea of belonging to the place where one lives. In this context, how is the relationship between “local” and “global”? Contradictory encourages reflection regarding issues that, from time to time, return in different forms to the debate of those following contemporary visual arts. After all, will these issues ever be resolved? Is there a single definitive answer for so many contradictions? The balance proposed by Moacir dos Anjos is, surely, an update on themes that insist in promoting unrest and instigating artists in a constantly transforming world.

About the author
Moacir dos Anjos is a researcher at Fundação Joaquim Nabuco, in Recife. Born in 1963 in Pernambuco, he was the director of modern arts museum Museu de Arte Moderna Aloísio Magalhães – MAMAM (2001-2006). He was also the curator of the 29th São Paulo Biennale (2010) and of exhibitions such as Cães sem Plumas (2014), at MAMAM, A Queda do Céu (2015), at Paço das Artes, São Paulo, Adornos do Brasil Indígena – Resistências Contemporâneas (2016), at SESC Pinheiros, São Paulo, and Travessias 5 – Emergência (2017), at Galpão Bela Maré, Rio de Janeiro. He’s the author of Local/Global. Arte em Trânsito (Zahar, 2005) and ArteBra Crítica (Automática, 2010).

Specifications
Author Moacir dos Anjos
Language Portuguese
Page count 176
ISBN 9788555910395
Cover Paula Deleclave
Format Softcover
Size 14 x 21 cm
Year 2017