CASA BRASIL: Get to know more about the “Brazil, the time is now!” exhibition
Images in backlights and video walls, in addition to articraft created by several Brazilian artists showcase the new and vibrant insertion of the country in the world
Art: Divulgation
A young and vibrant Brazil, with ground-breaking exuberant nature and cultural richness, will be the theme of the “Brazil, the time is now!” exhibition, one of the attractions of Casa Brasil in London. Brazil’s renewed economic, political and artistic insertion in the world will be depicted in images in backlights e video walls, and in articrafts by artists of the five Brazilian regions.
About 40 pieces were donated to the exhibition. The materials range from ceramic and straw to lace, tapestry, wood, paper, seeds, embroidery and clay. The exhibition will showcase, for example, the “O Clamor” sculptures by Pernambuco’s Marcos Sertania, and “Mandala”, by Minas Gerais’ Mário Teles; the ceramic doll created by Minas Gerais’ artisan Zezinha; and the “Chapéu de Guerreiro” by Alagoas’ Mestre Cicinho.
In addition,“Árvore da Vida” from the Associação Ñhandeva de Rio de Janeiro; Ema, the sculpture in wood and bee wax from Mato Grosso do Sul; the “Bumba Meu Boi”, a popular culture theme by Maranhão’s artist Douglas Lopes, as well as pieces by Wai Wai and Ticuna Indian ethnicities.
After the closing of the exhibition, the pieces will be donated to the Brazilian Embasssy in London, to the King’s Brazil Institute of King’s College and to other cultural institutions in the city, such as the Victoria & Albert Museum.
The Olympic Public Authority will be in charge of the exhibition, with the collaboration of the Tourism Ministry, EMBRATUR (Brazilian Institute of Tourism) and APEX (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency).
Casa Brasil
Casa Brasil will take up the main galleries of the Somerset House, on the banks of the Thames River, in London, for exhibitions on Brazilian culture, contemporary art and design, Rio de Janeiro as the Olympic and Paralympic city and the Rio 2016™project.
The works will be showcased to guests on 20 July and to the public from the next day on. Admission is free. The space is open daily from 11:00 am to 07:00 pm until 8 September. On Thursdays, the exhibition exceptionally closes at 09:00 pm.
