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America is a European invention. Between 1492 and the late 1800s, European conquistadors, travelers, and artists produced prints, books, and objects that illustrated the natural resources and Native peoples of the Americas, often constructing fantastic and fictional ideas. Mixing reality with their own conventions and interpretations, they created portable and reproducible images that circulated around the world, fueling the spread of stereotypes and prejudices. This symposium presents efforts of scholars and curators to contextualize the creation of those images and to investigate their formation. The event will include a conversation with Indigenous artist Denilson Baniwa.
- Denilson Baniwa, Artist
- The Return of the Caboclos: Allegory of America, Popular Culture, and Experiences of Freedom in Brazil
Renato Menezes, Curator, Pinacoteca de São Paulo
- "I am not your fantasy": Whiteness and Indigenous Representations (19th Century and Today)
Fernanda Pitta, Professor, Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo (MAC USP)
- Group Discussion and Q&A
View the full program: https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/events/multiple_reinventions_schedule.pdf
Este programa está disponible también en español:
youtube.com/watch?v=CVLM5rK4TC4&feature=youtu.be
This event occurred on Oct 28, 2022.
Learn more about this event
https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_3597.html
America is a European invention. Between 1492 and the late 1800s, European conquistadors, travelers, and artists produced prints, books, and objects that illustrated the natural resources and Native peoples of the Americas, often constructing fantastic and fictional ideas. Mixing reality with their own conventions and interpretations, they created portable and reproducible images that circulated around the world, fueling the spread of stereotypes and prejudices. This symposium presents efforts of scholars and curators to contextualize the creation of those images and to investigate their formation. The event will include a conversation with Indigenous artist Denilson Baniwa.
- Denilson Baniwa, Artist
- The Return of the Caboclos: Allegory of America, Popular Culture, and Experiences of Freedom in Brazil
Renato Menezes, Curator, Pinacoteca de São Paulo
- "I am not your fantasy": Whiteness and Indigenous Representations (19th Century and Today)
Fernanda Pitta, Professor, Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo (MAC USP)
- Group Discussion and Q&A
View the full program: https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/events/multiple_reinventions_schedule.pdf
Este programa está disponible también en español:
youtube.com/watch?v=CVLM5rK4TC4&feature=youtu.be
This event occurred on Oct 28, 2022.
Learn more about this event
https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_3597.html
