The Americas | Contemporary Crisis and Dissent

Urban Art in Megacities: São Paulo

October 28, 2014

In this seminar Nelson Brissac reviews artists’ interventions into the city of São Paulo as part of his Arte/Cidade project, and reveals some of the issues that characterize its inhabitants’ everyday experiences and perception. Touching upon the 2014 World Cup and Brazil’s widespread urban protests, Brissac introduces extraordinary artist projects by Vito Acconci, Rubens Mano, Regina Silveira, K. Wodiczko, Maurício Dias & Walter Riedweg, Cassio Vasconcellos, Giselle Beiguelman, Carmela Gross, Laura Vinci, Nelson Felix, and José Resende.

In the discussion moderated by Pedro Gadanho, Curator of Contemporary Architecture, members of MoMA’s Latin America research group pose questions to Brissac regarding the relationship between public art projects and gentrification, tourism and conflict, as well as the use of photography, graffiti, and portable media in registering physical public space.

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Invisible New York

Governed by a unique “Right to Shelter” mandate, New York is distinct from other municipalities across the U.S. in its legal provisions for temporary housing assistance. While this constitutional right may provide some relief for homeless New Yorkers, the extra-legal reality is that the cost of shelter has forced far greater segments of the City’s…

SITU Studio

West Asia | Contemporary Crisis and Dissent

Istanbul with Superpool

We cannot always quantify change; is Istanbul changing very fast? … too fast? To document and archive in a place that has a habit of describing itself as “in flux” is of immense importance; we rely on the stories we record and tell to create a collective memory. We thank the individuals and institutions that…

SUPERPOOL

East Asia | Contemporary Crisis and Dissent

Podcast: The Sounds of Japan’s Antinuclear Movement

Ethnomusicologist David Novak brings you to the noisy scenes of Japan’s 2012 antinuclear protest movement in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukushima, mixing commentary with field recordings, musical examples, and interviews about the role of arts and culture in the ongoing political crisis.

David Novak

Invisible New York

Istanbul with Superpool

Podcast: The Sounds of Japan’s Antinuclear Movement

Female Approaches to the Divine: The Marian Representations of Norah Borges, María Izquierdo, and Miriam Inez da Silva / Acercamientos femeninos a lo divino. Las representaciones marianas de Norah Borges, María Izquierdo y Miriam Inez da Silva

post Presents: Assemblies in Uncertain Times

Learning with Dolls in the Work of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith