Adriana Varejão
Adriana Varejão’s paintings trace the historical and cultural narratives of her native Brazil. She explores the long history of hybridism in her country, including the cross-fertilization that occurred with China. Varejão’s Ruina de Charque – Nova Capela is a trompe l’oeil blend of Portuguese tile and Chinese porcelain. Symbolic of the human condition, images of meat, viscera, and blood ooze through tears and cracks in the kitchen and bathroom walls depicted by the artist.
Disparities and Deformations
Disparities and Deformations: Our Grotesque brought together a diverse group of contemporary artworks that respond and give new substance to the sense of emotional and logical uncertainty inherent in the grotesque, described by the 19th-century writer Jean Paul as a state of “soul dizziness.” The exhibition tracked the incongruous combination of disparate forms and ideas in the work of internationally renowned artists of different generations, coming from various cultural contexts, and working with different processes and ideas.
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