Tag: São Paulo Brasil

07
Apr

Marina Abromavic. Places of power

This set of works includes the never-before-shown series after which the exhibition as a whole is entitled, produced as a result of a trip Abramovic took to various Brazilian states, between December 2012 and February 2013.

From April 6 through May 16, 2015, Luciana Brito Galeria is presenting the exhibition Places of Power, by Marina Abramović (Belgrade, Serbia, 1946 – lives in New York), a key figure in the worldwide performance art scene. The show will feature about 30 artworks – including objects, photos, graffiti, drawings, video and recordings of performances – that reveal the strong link with Brazil that the artist has been constructing over the last decades. Since 1989, she has visited the country various times, studying crystals and precious stones and their influences on the human body and mind.

This set of works includes the never-before-shown series after which the exhibition as a whole is entitled, produced as a result of a trip Abramović took to various Brazilian states, between December 2012 and February 2013. Researching the borderlines between art and spirituality, the artist went to the state of Goiás, where she visited medium João de Deus and sacred places in the Alto Paraíso area. In Bahia, she attended Candomblé rituals and Nosso Senhor do Bomfim Church, and had experiences with shamanism, ayahuasca and Cariri Xocó Indian rituals. In the state of Minas Gerais, she deepened her knowledge concerning the power of Brazilian minerals.Continue Reading..