Tecnopolíticas da vigilância
Tecnopolíticas da vigilância brings together critical analyses of contemporary life viewed through the disputes taking place across informational territories. Rejecting assumptions that…
Writing
Essays, criticism, lectures, news and activity records, organized by publication date.
Galeria Reocupa
Galeria Reocupa has just opened in the lobby of Ocupação 9 de Julho. More than 100 families live in Ocupação 9 de Julho, occupying an INSS building that remained closed for around 30 years.…
Things to do to relieve stress
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Five Websites for Learning About Art and Censorship
Inspired by an exhibition about AI-5 at Instituto Tomie Ohtake, I recommend websites discussing violations of freedom of expression Amid all this electoral turbulence, can we still talk…
Immersive Art to Expand the Senses
This week I discuss two immersive art exhibitions on view in São Paulo. I begin with A Biblioteca à Noite, a virtual reality installation at Sesc Paulista that takes visitors to ten great…
Boccioni exhibition at MAC-USP reveals the history of his most important work
Boccioni: Continuidade no Espaço, on view at MAC-USP, is an exhibition of fundamental importance both to art historical research and to reflection on the functions of university museums…
In Memory of Paul Virilio (1932–2018)
It is impossible to think about contemporary urban culture without referring to Paul Virilio. A philosopher and urbanist who died on September 10, Virilio devoted himself to investigating…
A book to read, listen to, and watch
Artist and professor Raimo Benedetti has just published a book with Editora Sesi-SP that is a gift to the eye: Entre Pássaros e Cavalos (Marey, Muybridge e o pré-cinema). With a foreword by…
Ouvir Imagens among ArchDaily’s recommended podcasts
Archdaily, the leading news website on architecture and cities, selected the best Brazilian podcasts on these subjects.Ouvir Imagens, my column on Rádio USP, is one of them ❤️.What they…
Book Presents Zanini’s Unpublished Research on the History of Art and Technology
We are all still shaken by the fire that devastated the National Museum, but I open this column by celebrating the memory of one of the most important figures in our cultural heritage. Hot…
Exhibitions from Portraiture to Virtual Reality Take Over the City
Four unmissable exhibitions for an immersion in images View the reference ↗︎ The approach of the São Paulo Biennial is always accompanied by a veritable tsunami of art exhibition openings…
UX for Smart Citizens
I took part in the 10th Computing Week at IME-USP, at the organizers’ invitation, discussing UX (user experience) for “smart citizens.”The presentation began with a central question — is it…
The Most Important Na-Na-Na in Pop History
Celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Hey Jude’s release have yielded some fine retrospectives online. Written in June 1968, it was recorded in late July, and the single was released on…
Odiolândia by Guilherme Wisnik
In his Rádio USP column, Espaço em Obra, Guilherme Wisnik discusses the launch of Odiolândia in the Pandemia series from n-1 edições. It is like a rotating machine gun pointing out the new…
André Penteado: Between Memories of the Future and Projects of Failure
For seLecT magazine, I wrote an essay about André Penteado for the Portfolio section.I discussed his photographic series Cabanagem and Missão Francesa, highlighting how they address…
Bruno Moreschi’s Work at the Bienal Invites Reflection on the Future of Memory
The 33rd São Paulo Biennial opens to the public on September 7The 33rd Bienal takes “Affective Affinities” as its theme. Curated by Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, it brings together twelve…
Memes Comment on Politics in Real Time
The internet has completely transformed how politics is practiced and electoral campaigns are run. Among these transformations, I would highlight memes: those ironic images, usually…
What We See Looks Back at Us
My column in Revista ZUM focuses on immersive images. I discuss the presence of images at the urban scale and the reintroduction of the body into this setting through the films Blade Runner…
Artwork combines AI and natural systems
Capes supports multidisciplinary research from the arts to cutting-edge science, with internationally significant results. Cesar Baio, a postdoctoral fellow in England, is nominated for the…
Flip 2018
I took part in Flip 2018 through two activities in its parallel program. As an artist, I was included in the exhibition Livros de artista: uma antologia with Perturbadoramente Familiar, at…