Rubem Valentim (Salvador, 1922 – São Paulo, 1991) was formed as an artist in the spaces of ateliers and exhibitions, traveling through Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, London, Rome, Venice, Brasília, Dakar, São Paulo, among other places in the world. Since the 1950s, the artist is an active figure in the exhibition circuit. He participates in the 1962 Venice Biennale, he is present in eight overviews promoted by the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo between 1969 and 1988, as well as in various São Paulo biennials. His work, marked by emblems and symbols, complex geometries, two-dimensional compositions, reliefs, objects, compositions and colors, connects Africas, Americas and Europes.
The exhibition Doing the Modern, Constructing the Contemporary: Rubem Valentim presents a set of works from the collection of Instituto Inhotim spanning over thirty years of the artist's production, combined with works on loan from the Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, Museu...de Arte Contemporânea de São Paulo and Museu de Arte da Pampulha.
The trajectory of Rubem Valentim is one of those emblematic references that call for a revision, albeit late, and point to Black existences as protagonists, as defining of what Brazilian art is. The show also presents works by artists from different generations whose inquiry finds resonance either in Valentim's references, processes, and materialities or his compelling synthesis, and critical stance”, says Lucas Menezes, co-curator of the exhibition.
In the vicinity of the works by Rubem Valentim, the exhibition includes pieces by other artists such as Mestre Didi, Rosana Paulino, Emanoel Araujo, Jaime Lauriano, Rebeca Carapiá, Allan Weber, Bené Fonteles, Rubiane Maia, Froiid and Jorge dos Anjos. Also, new works are exhibited by Minas Gerais artists Froiid and Jorge dos Anjos, commissioned by Instituto Inhotim. Frooid is presenting an installation consisting of 25 pieces that will be arranged differently every day. Jorge dos Anjos is showing two steel sculptures, one exhibited in the gallery space and the other in the external area. In conjunction with the exhibition space, the show has an atelier space that will be activated based on a pedagogical program developed by Educativo Inhotim.
Artists in the exhibition Doing the Modern, Constructing the Contemporary: Rubem Valentim:
Rubem Valentim, Allan Weber, Bené Fonteles, Emanoel Araujo, Froiid, Jaime Lauriano, Jorge dos Anjos, Rosana Paulino, Rebeca Carapiá and Rubiane Maia.
Entrada actualizada el el 20 sep de 2023
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