Adriana Varejão examines colonial history, race, architecture and the body through paintings and sculptural installations. Portuguese azulejo tiles, maps, wounds and flesh recur across a practice that turns decorative surfaces into sites of historical rupture.
Painting; sculpture; installation
Major Works
- 2004–08Celacanto Provoca Maremoto
- 2000sAzulejão
- 2004Linda da Lapa
- 1996Carne à Moda de Frans Post
- 1992–2004Mapa de Lopo Homem II
- 1997Figura de Convite
- 2000sSaunas e Banhos
- 2013Polvo
- 1993Proposta para uma Catequese
- 2000Ruína de Charque
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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