NEW YORK, NY.- Adriana Varej鉶v is one of the most prominent artists living and working in Latin America today, whose rich and diverse artistic oeuvre is fueled by the mythic pluralism of Brazilian identity and its histories. Drawing upon the aesthetic traditions and visual legacy of colonialism and transcultural exchange, she has reconceived and extended the concept and practice of painting by fusing mediums, surfaces, and artistic lineages in totally unprecedented ways. In so doing, she disrupts entrenched narratives by bringing forth obscured stories and uncomfortable truths from the margins. In recent times, Varej鉶 has shifted her gaze from her native Brazil and its diverse roots in Europe, Africa and Asia to Mexico, expanding the cross-fertilization of distinct threads of Latin American art and culture in her own work.
In her first English language monograph, Varej鉶’s diverse and expansive body of work is explored in depth, from her earliest paintings from the 1990s to her most recent multimedia installations. The volume includes an introduction by editor Louise Neri; essays by critic and curator Paulo Herkenhoff, critic and curator Luisa Duarte, and art historian Angela H. Brown; and an interview with the artist by Jochen Volz making it a must-have for anyone who loves Varej鉶’s work.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Louise Neri is a senior director at Gagosian. She has published catalogs and presented exhibitions of Adriana Varej鉶’s work since 2000. Paulo Herkenhoff is an independent curator and critic based in Rio de Janeiro. Luisa Duarte is an art critic and independent curator based in S鉶 Paulo. Jochen Volz is the general director of the Pinacoteca de S鉶 Paulo and the curator Adriana Varej鉶’s retrospective survey in 2022. Angela H. Brown is a New York–based art historian and writer.
