Sonia Gomes
Subtitle: life is reborn / still I rise
By: edited by Amanda Carneiro, Raphael Fonseca ; curated by Amanda Carneiro, Pablo León de la Barra and Raphael Fonseca ; texts, Amanda Carneiro [and four others]
Contributors: Léon de la Barra, Pablo, 1972- organizer, writer of supplementary textual content; Gomes, Sonia, 1948-; Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói; Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
Publisher: MAC Niterói; MASP; Instituto Bardi, Casa de Vidro
Published: 2018
Place of publication: [Niterói]; São Paulo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9788531000539
Subjects: Exhibitions; Criticism and interpretation; Soft sculpture; Fiberwork
Other titles: Life is reborn / still I rise
Description: This catalog supplements two monographic exhibitions with Brazilian artist Sonia Gomes hosted by Museu de Arte Contemporânea (MAC), in Niterói, and Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP), in São Paulo. Exhibition on the work of the extraordinary Afro-Brazilian sculptor Sonia Gomes (born 1948) traces the path of this artist who, by transforming found and donated materials such as fabric and wire by twisting, tying and sewing, creates sculptures that describe her history as an artist of African descent. The title of the book, Sonia Gomes: a vida renasce/ainda me levanto [Sonia Gomes: Life is Reborn/Still I Rise] is a combination of the two separate exhibition's titles: A vida renasce, sempre [Life is Reborn, Always], in Niteroi and, Ainda assim me levanto [Still I Rise], in São Paulo. The exhibitions showcase Gomes' extraordinary contribution to the language of contemporary sculpture and can be viewed as complementary. The show at MAC Niteroi brings together artworks spanning almost twenty years of her career; whilst in São Paulo, a new set of works was specially commissioned for MASP and Casa de Vidro. The MAC Niterói exhibition - curated by Pablo León de la Barra and Raphael Fonseca - presents 38 artworks from different periods that reveal Gomes' dedication to developing consistent series, such as Pendentes [Pendants] and Torções [Torsions]. In São Paulo, the exhibition - curated by Amanda Carneiro - represents the first partnership between MASP and Casa de Vidro/Instituto Bardi, showcasing new developments in Gomes' sculptural practice, which now incorporates branches and tree trunks, referencing her main new series: Raiz [Root]. This publication reproduces all the artworks presented in both exhibitions, as well as introducing brand new essays by noted art critics and curator.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held August 11-December 2, 2018 at MAC Niterói and November 14, 2018-March 10, 2019 at MASP.

Includes bibliographical references (page 164).
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Itaú Cultural; title: Foreword / Trench Rossi Watanabe; title: Sonia Gomes: life is reborn / still I rise (MAC-MASP, 2018) / Adriano Pedrosa and Pablo León de la Barra; title: Sonia Gomes: still I rise / Amanda Carneiro; title: My world is today / Raphael Fonseca; title: Sonia Gomes: the reverse of rigid, a refutation of geometry / Rodrigo Moura; title: A history of Sonia Gomes / Júlia Rebouças; title: The limit of the invisible / Cecilia Fajardo-Hill; title: A vida renasce, sempre [Life is Reborn, Always] reproductions of the works MAC Niteroi; title: Ainda assim me levanto [Still I Rise] reproductions of the works MASP / Casa de Vidrio; title: List of the works in the exhibition; title: Exhibition history.