The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil

Institution
Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin
Grant Cycle
Fall 2019
Amount
$75,000
Type of Grant
Exhibition Support
Website
utvac.org/event/social-fabric-art-activism-contemporary-brazil ↗
Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson.
Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson.
Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson.
Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson.
Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil, installation view, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2022 – March 10, 2023. Photo: Sandy Carson.

Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil brings together the work of ten artists who reflect upon the long-standing histories of oppressive power structures in the territory now known as Brazil. Blurring the line between art and activism, these artists contribute to both local and global conversations about the state of democracy, racial injustice, and the violence inflicted by the nation-state. Spanning installation, painting, performance, photography, sculpture, and video, the exhibition unfolds over five galleries within the Visual Arts Center.

 

See Also

2007

The Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program was launched in 2007 in celebration of the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary. This unprecedented program donated over 28,500 photographs by Andy Warhol to educational institutions across the United States. More than 180 college and university museums, galleries and art collections throughout the nation participated in the program, each receiving a curated selection of original Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints.