Paulo Nazareth: Melee

Paulo Nazareth: Melee is a 2019 exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami that explores the artist's multifarious work and how it engages with the complex colonial and racial histories of the Americas. Nazareth uses performance and sculpture to critique the colonial experience and its afterlives, drawing from his joint African and Indigenous heritage to highlight marginalized historical legacies, progressive political figures, non-Western worldviews, and potential methods of nonexploitative living and relating. The exhibition assumes a new poignancy in light of the return of repressive political forces and the racial reckoning of our historical moment.

Format: Hardback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 08 July 2021
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Paulo Nazareth: Melee, a captivating exhibition held at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami in 2019, delves into the diverse body of work of the artist. With an emphasis on the complex colonial and racial histories of the Americas, the exhibition explores how Nazareth's art engages with these narratives.

Nazareth, an artist who works across various mediums, employs performance and sculpture to critique the colonial experience and its lingering impacts in Brazil and the Americas. His durational performances and installations draw from his mixed African and Indigenous heritage, highlighting marginalized historical legacies, progressive political figures, non-Western worldviews, and alternative modes of non-exploitative living and relating.

In the context of the resurgence of repressive political forces and the urgent call for racial reckoning in our historical moment, Nazareth's work assumes an even greater poignancy. This meticulously produced volume features over one hundred color illustrations, alongside newly commissioned scholarship, solidifying Nazareth's position as one of the most significant global artists of our time.

Paulo Nazareth: Melee serves as the first comprehensive catalogue of Nazareth's work, establishing him as a pivotal figure in contemporary art.

Weight: 1224g
Dimension: 223 x 277 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783777437323