Arte contemporânea
Subtitle: modos de usar
By: Paula Braga
Edition: Primeira edição.
Publisher: Elefante editora
Published: 2021
Language: por
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9786587235516
Subjects: Modern Art
Description: In this book, Paula Braga shares with readers the pleasure of circulating through the universe of contemporary art. The modos de usarʺ (ways of using) listed by the author go a long way from stereotypes about galleries and vernissages: exclusive environments frequented by fine, elegant and sincere people, willing to disburse scandalous ciphers in works destined for the enjoyment of a small circle of connoisseurs. Paula Braga wastes no time with egos, gossip or picket. When analyzing works by renowned creators such as Hélio Oiticica, Cildo Meireles, Carlos Zílio and Beatriz Milhazes, in addition to lesser-known names of the general public, she wants to discuss the ways in which art affects and is affected by reality. Each chapter has two moments: first comes a chronicle, in which Paula Braga releases her instigating and stripped prose, flirting with self-fiction; then, and in dialogue with the text that precedes it, we come across a critical essay, more academic, but nothing brainyʺ. The combination of styles holds people's hand in a random roll through the maze of contemporary art, without conductive yarn.

In this book, Paula Braga shares with readers the pleasure of circulating through the universe of contemporary art. The modos de usarʺ (ways of using) listed by the author go a long way from stereotypes about galleries and vernissages: exclusive environments frequented by fine, elegant and sincere people, willing to disburse scandalous ciphers in works destined for the enjoyment of a small circle of connoisseurs. Paula Braga wastes no time with egos, gossip or picket. When analyzing works by renowned creators such as Hélio Oiticica, Cildo Meireles, Carlos Zílio and Beatriz Milhazes, in addition to lesser-known names of the general public, she wants to discuss the ways in which art affects and is affected by reality. Each chapter has two moments: first comes a chronicle, in which Paula Braga releases her instigating and stripped prose, flirting with self-fiction; then, and in dialogue with the text that precedes it, we come across a critical essay, more academic, but nothing brainyʺ. The combination of styles holds people's hand in a random roll through the maze of contemporary art, without conductive yarn.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

In Portuguese.
Table of contents: title: Read me; title: 1. Labirintos mentais; title: O meu eu mesmo faço; title: 2. Arte, oxigênio e náuseas; title: Eye-candy; title: 3. Devir-homem; title: Boa-tarde; title: 4. O ato de criação; title: O que é o ato de criação; title: 5. Penumbra 71 O tempo e a crítica de arte contemporânea; title: 6. Tempo; title: Festa; title: 7. Sinapses; title: Para um jovem sem expectativa de futuro; title: 8 Bilhete de ida e volta; title: O lugar psíquico da criação artística; title: 9. Artesania; title: Adendo ao processo *** de *** Vara Civel ***; title: 10. Lutos e rituais; title: Não mais, mas ainda; title: 11. Querido Hélio,; title: Colmatar o vazio; title: 12. Zaira; title: Jaque; title: 13. Ninguém chama o Hélio de datado aqui não, mermão!; title: Tempo e espaço estéticos: a vida como grande labirinto; title: 14. Bloquinhos; title: Mundo erigindo mundo; title: 15. Naturalismo e idealismo; title: Performance: arte do corpo; title: 16. Andamento; title: Auto-objetificação; title: 17. A arte contemporânea é uma festa permanente; title: Resistir, persistir; title: 18. Medo da janela; title: Inserções; title: 19. Conto de uma pandemia sem fim; title: Vai passar?; title: Sobre a autora.