Arte Atual – E Se Quebrarem As Lentes Empoeiradas?

Instituto Tomie Ohtake presents the third edition of its Arte Atual program. Conceived by the Institute’s Curating and Research Department (Núcleo de Pesquisa e Curadoria – NPC), the initiative consists in collective exhibitions in which new or recent experimental projects in the city are developed by emerging artists, in dialogue with the curators and the support of their galleries. This edition — titled“What if one breaks the dusty lenses?” — features Eduardo Berliner, Marcone Moreira and Thiago Rocha Pitta, respectively represented by Casa Triângulo, Blau Projects and Millan galleries.

The exhibition brings together artists who raise questions about certainties established by scientific beliefs, technical devices and logical systems underlying our comprehension of the world. Presenting the latest developments in their respective researches, the artists appear to be looking for alternatives to well-established sources of knowledge. In order to do so, they turn to other references ranging from Amazonic cultures to entropic aspects of nature, including praxes directed by intuition and chance. Eduardo Berliner, Marcone Moreira and Thiago Rocha Pitta, each in their own way, crack the dusty lenses — here understood as a metaphor for the dominant and conventional wisdom — and suggest a new perspective of the world.

Coordinated by Paulo Miyada and formed by Carolina de Angelis, Julia Lima, Olivia Ardui and Priscyla Gomes, the Curating and Research Department (Núcleo de Pesquisa e Curadoria – NPC) of Instituto Tomie Ohtake has been researching Brazilian art since 2011. Having undertaken exhibition and research work such as the Timeline of Brazilian Art, NPC has curated exhibitions such as “Estranhamente Familiar” (Unheimlich), “Medos Modernos” (Modern Fears), “Cheio de Vazio” (Plenty of Emptiness) and “Canções de Amor” (Love Songs).