Luzia
Luzia is Paulo Nazareth’s first solo exhibition in Mexico. The Afro-Brazilian artist, whose work embodies a variety of art mediums, dedicates his ‘behavior art’ to the eponymous Luzia–the Palileo-era Amerindian woman found in Brazil believed to part of the first wave of nomadic peoples that migrated to South America over several millenniums ago. Museo Rufino Tamayo, 11580 Ciudad de México, CDMX, México. Runs through February 5, 2025.
Museo Rufino Tamayo, 11580 Ciudad de México, CDMX, México. Runs through February 5th, 2025.
Exhibition Description
"Paulo Nazareth (Brazil, 1977) invites us to walk through Luzia, his first solo exhibition in Mexico, which spans decades of his work across a diverse range of media. In the exhibition, Nazareth, who identifies as a member of the People of Luzia (Povo de Luzia), presents an exercise of historiographical speculation in search of the enigmatic figure called Luzia: a fossil, an ancestor, a saint, a city, an Afro-indigenous people and territory. Nazareth is known for “behavior art,” (arte de conducta) an artistic practice rooted in radical movement, such as his crossing borders on foot. By mobilizing the body’s memory and guided by a spiral temporality, he challenges the authority of scientific discourse and negotiates the complex terrain that is Latin American identity."
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