EXHIBITIONS
Bandits and Heroes, Poets and Saints -
Popular Art from the Northeast of Brazil
O Pelourinho! Popular Art from the
Historic Heart of Brazil
Exus and Orixas - Opening Doors to Brazil
Ayacucho - Tradition and Crisis in the
Popular Art of Peru
Cuadros from Pamplona Alta - Pictures by Women of Peru
Picturing Paradise – Cuadros from Peruvian Women as Visions of Hope
Stitching Stories of Miracles and Memories: Cuadros from Pamplona Alta
O PELOURINHO! POPULAR ART FROM THE HISTORIC HEART OF BRAZIL
O Pelourinho! Popular Art from the Historic Heart of Brazil captures the lively Africa Brazilian culture of the historic center of Salvador, one of Brazil’s oldest cities and its first capital. Paintings and sculptures by local artists depict Salvador’s history and the city’s street markets, celebrations, and aspects of the city’s religious life. Ferramentas (devotional symbols handmade in iron) present symbols the African Brazilian religion of Candomblé. This exhibition consists of 45 paintings of varying sizes, 12 wood sculptures, and 16 ferramentas. For examples of work, see artists from Salvador and Cachoeira. An interpretive brochure accompanies this exhibition.
