Claire RigbyReviews10 April 2014 Stephan Doitschinoff is a man with a message – or They’re spelled out in a lexicon of symbols that appear over and over in his work clustered like nebulae around the mournful mortals in his paintings They orbit a sun-headed man in O Sol (2013) as a pair of crowned swans hovering at his chest a cobra at his solar plexus and a clutch of Orthodox steeples gathered at his groin a waterfall gushing from her heel while twin satellites spin at his shoulders; and in Emergência (2013) globes and bleeding hearts to a constellation of psychoactive plants including peyote Doitschinoff must be one of the most heavily tattooed artists in São Paulo his own skin harbours; but his iconography has found a home on the bodies of dozens of his admirers shoulders and arms in a gallery of images that can be seen on his Facebook page Jungian in their insistence that we consider the symbol many of which figure repeatedly in his paintings simple and enigmatic as Mexican lotería cards – Babel in flames the calavera; but they also bristle with impenetrable carefully lettered acronyms and arcane references The fruit of years of research into religious art the paintings in this exhibition were made during Doitschinoff’s return to the village of Len.o.s in northeast Brazil last year where he had previously lived for the best part of three years and where he eventually painted the exteriors of a number of his neighbours’ houses with his self-taught brand of quasi-religious imagery On the wattle-and-daub walls of some of the poorest homes in the village – which was once at the heart of Brazil’s diamond-mining trade – churches drown in a sea of troubles and a man lies prone a tree growing from his chest and diamonds rising from his guts In the ‘semimedieval atmosphere’ of Lençoís the images’ roots in Brazilian traditional art and sacred art seem to take them full circle documented in photographs in Doitschinoff’s 2008 book CALMA The meanings in Doitschinoff’s insistent messages are there for the taking in his writings – in CALMA and in CRAS his 2012 book of modern illuminated manuscripts in which he explains some of his symbols (e.g the Tower of Babel in flames as the exhaustion of globalisation: ‘We have consumed everything’) a symbol jars or feels a little didactic – the S.o Paulo state flag at the man’s wrist in Água Preta; and the meshing of Doitschinoff’s boldly graphical style with more gently painted tableaux inserted into the canvases like little dreams sheer contemplation of the paintings – of their cool aquas and ambers of the lovely planes of the painted waterfalls and the interlocking locks of the women’s hair and of the soulful faces of their human figures rich with pity and sorrow – quietly delivers its own message This article was originally published in the March 2014 issue Claudia RossReviews Martin HerbertReviews Tom MortonReviews Gaby CepedaReviews Chris MurthaReviews ArtReviewNewsartreview.com02 May 2025 The painting, worth €50 million, has sustained visible scratches The 10 Exhibitions to See in May 2025ArtReviewPreviewsartreview.com02 May 2025 Our editors on the exhibitions they’re looking forward to this month, from the Venice Architecture Biennale to Gallery Weekends in Berlin and Beijing AdvertisementHow the Museum Became a WeaponWilliam ShokiOpinionartreview.com02 May 2025 In apartheid South Africa, museums glorified white settlement and erased Black history; in the US today, they are again being captured under the guise of neutrality Vyjayanthi Rao to curate 2026 Sharjah Architecture TriennialMia SternNewsartreview.com02 May 2025 She will be joined by Tau Tavengwa as associate curator Ari Emanuel buys Frieze from EndeavorArtReviewNewsartreview.com01 May 2025 The entertainment company’s own former chief executive has acquired Frieze for a reported $200m Inaugural Annie Leibowitz prize awarded to photographer of migrant experiencesArtReviewNewsartreview.com01 May 2025 Zélie Hallosserie to receive $10,000 for her documentary work in Calais Helmut Lang Has Always Been ProvocativeClaudia RossReviewsArtReview01 May 2025 Lang’s newest artwork, like his clothing, explores the uncanny ways that industrial refuse can interact with and even evoke human flesh IKOB Feminist Art Prize announces winnersArtReviewNewsartreview.com01 May 2025 Matt Copson: Never Grow UpMartin HerbertReviewsArtReview30 April 2025 “What’s living with no hope?” asks the artist’s big animated baby at KW, Berlin. 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Persistent heavy rain since Friday 26 May caused flooding in the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas States of emergency were declared in both states over the weekend Officials say that at least 7 people have died During a visit to both affected states on 28 May President Michel Temer discussed the emergency response and promised federal support the Pernambuco state government said that two people had died in the flooding and more than 35,000 were displaced Around 2,300 evacuees were being housed in public buildings and official temporary shelters Over 33,000 had evacuated and are staying with friends or relatives Governor Paulo Câmara declared a state of emergency in 14 cities or municipalities: Belém de Maria Officials say that the levels of the Mundaú Dam stood at 40% just a few days ago Agência Pernambucana de Águas e Clima (APAC) said that some areas have recorded almost 250 mm of rain in a 24 hour period with some of the heaviest rain falling between 27 and 28 May 26 cities in Alagoas have been affected by the heavy rain All the victims died in mudslides in the districts of Jaqueira Three people are still missing after a landslide in Grotas do Santo Amaro One person was swept away by the overflowing Mundaú river in Satuba Evacuations have been carried out in Maceió It is thought that more than 4,000 families have been displaced A state of emergency has been declared in the affected areas San Miguel and Jacuípe rivers have all overflowed Rainfall totals over the last 7 days were 25% of normal annual averages and thought to be higher than the rainfall totals of the 2010 floods Major flooding devastated parts of the two states of Pernambuco and Alagoas in June 2010 At least 51 people died and 120,000 were forced to evacuate In a report just after the event, International Rivers said: “The center of the tragedy has been the Mundaú and Paraíba river basins in the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco an estimated 80% of residential housing was destroyed The report goes on to say that the flooding of 2010 was directly linked to a series of dam bursts along the two rivers and their tributaries “The dam bursts reflect a lack of adequate safeguards in the construction and maintenance of both public and private dams the latter typically for large sugarcane plantations it is estimated that there are at least 100,000 small and medium dams most of which were built with little or no regard for environmental impacts and dam safety.” The floods were also linked to the “clearing of riparian woodlands and native vegetation on steep slopes resulting in losses of water retention capacity soil erosion and sedimentation of river channels.” Flooding was also worsened by the lack of adequate urban planning in towns and cities along floodplains that are occupied by rivers during periods of unusually intense rainfall BrazilBreaking News Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Russia – Over 40 Houses Destroyed by Ishim River Floods in Tyumen Flow Persistence – How Local Populations Can Improve Drainage in River Catchments Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList Volume 10 - 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00364 This article is part of the Research TopicSurveying Antimicrobial Resistance: The New Complexity of the ProblemView all 65 articles Aquatic systems have been described as antibiotic resistance reservoirs where water may act as a vehicle for the spread of resistant bacteria and resistance genes We evaluated the occurrence and diversity of third generation cephalosporin-resistant gram-negative bacteria in a lake in the Amazonia region including consumption after appropriate treatment Eighteen samples were obtained from six sites in October 2014 Water quality parameters were generally within the legislation limits Thirty-three bacterial isolates were identified as Escherichia (n = 7 isolates) Twenty nine out of 33 isolates (88%) were resistant to most beta-lactams and 88% (n = 29) were resistant to antibiotics included in at least three different classes the blaCTX–M was the most prevalent (n = 12 positive isolates) followed by blaTEM (n = 5) and blaSHV (n = 4) blaCTX–M–14 (n = 1) and blaCTX–M–2 (n = 1) variants were detected in conserved genomic contexts: blaCTX–M–15 flanked by ISEcp1 and Orf477; blaCTX–M–14 flanked by ISEcp1 and IS903; and blaCTX–M–2 associated to an ISCR element For 4 strains the transfer of blaCTX–M was confirmed by conjugation assays the transconjugants showed more than 500-fold increases in the MICs of cefotaxime and 16 to 32-fold increases in the MICs of ceftazidime Two isolates (Escherichia coli APC43A and Acinetobacter baumannii APC25) were selected for whole genome analysis coli pathogen of the high-risk clone ST471 and serotype O154:H18 blaCTX–M–15 as well as determinants related to efflux of antibiotics baumannii APC25 was susceptible to carbapenems and antibiotic resistance genes detected in its genome were intrinsic determinants (e.g. The strain was not predicted as a human pathogen and belongs to a new sequence type Operons related to metal resistance were predicted in both genomes as well as pathogenicity and resistance islands Results suggest a high dissemination of ESBL-producing bacteria in Lake Água Preta which although not presenting characteristics of a strongly impacted environment contains multi-drug resistant pathogenic strains These evidences urgently ask to better understand the ecology of antibiotic resistance and the factors involved in resistance selection in aquatic systems Dissemination of antibiotic resistance in these systems is particularly relevant when water is used for purposes that facilitate the transmission of bacteria to humans Increasing our understanding of antibiotic resistance in specific aquatic systems is essential to suggest and implement mitigation strategies For the measures to be effective further studies are required to reveal which bacteria and which resistance and transfer mechanisms are present in these settings There is a need to address different geographic areas particularly ecologically relevant aquatic systems whose water is used for human activities In this work, we collected samples in an Amazonian lake. Water from this lake is used for water supply, irrigation and recreational activities (Santos et al., 2015) Gram-negative bacteria resistant to antibiotics were selected and mechanisms of resistance were characterized The occurrence of genetic platforms that may contribute to multi-drug resistance in these bacteria (i.e. Two isolates belonging to species of public health interest (i.e. Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumanii) were selected for whole genome sequencing and analysis dissolved oxygen and salinity were analyzed at the sampling points by potentiometry using a multi-parametric probe (556 MPS; YSI The following parameters were determined by UV spectrophotometry (UV DR 2800; HACH Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) was determined using a manometric respirometric test in the equipment BODTrack II (HACH The Most Probable Number (MPN) of total coliforms and E coli was determined using the chromogenic substrate Colilert 18/QUANTI-TRAY (IDEXX Laboratories United States) according to the manufacturers’ protocol Odor intensity was measured using sensorial panel while alkalinity and acidity were determined by titrimetry Map of the Utinga State Park (dark gray area) The urban area of Belém is represented by the gray area in the upper left half of the map the city is closer to the sampling points S1 Results were evaluated according to the resolution no. 357/2005 of the Environment National Council of Brazil (CONAMA, 2005) and 50 mL) were filtered through 0.45-μm-pore-size cellulose ester filters (Millipore) Membranes were placed onto MacConkey agar medium supplemented with cefotaxime (8 μg mL−1) (Sigma-Aldrich) and incubated at 37°C for 16 h Individual colonies were purified in the same medium and stored in 20% glycerol at −80°C the bacterial isolates were inoculated in Tryptic Soy Broth medium (Himedia) supplemented with cefotaxime (8 μg mL−1) and cultivated at 37°C overnight with aeration An aliquot of 5 ml of the culture was centrifuged at 6,000 g at 4°C for 10 min The cell pellet was subjected to DNA extraction using the DNeasy Blood and Tissue kit (Qiagen) according to the manufacturer’s protocol The integrity of the DNA was visualized on 1% agarose gel Antibiotics were selected based on the CLSI guidelines which specify the antibiotics that should be considered when characterizing Gram-negative non-fastidious organisms (e.g. Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were determined for cefotaxime and ceftazidime A negative and a positive control were included in each PCR experiment The negative control differed from the reaction mixture by substituting DNA for the same volume of sterile dH2O The amplicons were visualized on 1% agarose gels using the 1 kb Plus DNA ladder (Invitrogen) to assist in the identification of the PCR products Redundant contigs were removed using the SeqMan Pro tool of the Lasergene software (DNASTAR) The sequenced genomes were submitted to the GenBank database under the accession numbers PKCA01000000 (E A phylogenomic approach was used to determine the isolates species affiliation. Genomes used for comparison were obtained from GenBank. Four phylogenetic markers: 16S rRNA, rpoB, gyrB, and dnaJ were used to calculate a distance matrix based on a BLASTn comparison all-against-all in the software Gegenees v.2.2.1 (Ågren et al., 2012) The majority of physical, chemical and microbiological parameters were within the limits established by the Brazilian law for freshwater environments intended for human consumption after appropriate treatment (Supplementary Table S1) dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration was below the limit in all sampling points analyzed These two results suggest high oxygen consumption by the microbial community in Lake Água Preta during the sampling period though there are significant differences in terms of rainfall The decision to sample in the dry season (July to November) was due to logistics issues related to lake access in future studies it would be interesting to evaluate seasonal factors that may affect water quality and antibiotic resistance in Lake Água Preta Thirty-three isolates were obtained in this study (Table 1) Isolates affiliated mostly to genus Escherichia (7 isolates) Leclercia and Phytobacter (1 isolate each) Characteristics of isolates obtained from Lake Água Preta This situation might have contributed to the contamination of aquatic systems These systems have been reported to act as reservoirs and to promote the transfer of antibiotic resistance genes among bacteria thus contributing to multi-drug resistance spread the association of blaCTX–M genes to conjugative plasmids in these isolates was confirmed indicating that their mobilization to different hosts may be facilitated Previous studies highlighted the important contribution of integrons to multi-drug resistance profiles among ESBL-producers (Tacão et al., 2014). In this study, the integrase genes intI1 and intI2 were detected in 4 and 5 isolates, respectively (Table 1) All but one of these isolates were positive for the blaCTX–M gene To obtain an in-depth characterization of the resistome of selected isolates as well as insights into their mobilome and virulence potential coli APC43A and Acinetobacter baumannii APC25) were selected for whole genome sequencing These isolates were randomly selected among isolates that: (1) belong to bacterial groups of public health concern (2) presented multi-drug resistance profiles Identification at species level was confirmed using a phylogenomic approach as described in Material and Methods. Both strains were resistant to all beta-lactams except to imipenem (APC43A) or to imipenem and cefepime (APC25). Additionally, strains showed resistance to ciprofloxacin, nalidixic acid, and an intermediate susceptibility to kanamycin. Summary of both strains genomic features is presented in Table 2 Major genomic features of two isolates from Lake Água Preta and resistance genes annotated by CARD and/or ResFinder Synteny analysis of ISEcp1 element carrying blaCTX–M–15 gene in Escherichia coli APC43A The pink arrow represents the ISEcp1 element that is described in detail at the bottom of the figure coli APC43A contains two CDSs identified as MATE efflux family proteins flanking the IS element These CDSs are complementary and probably are part of the same gene that was fragmented during the insertion of the IS element coli and part of this plasmid was detected in a 9,933 bp contig No resistance genes were found within plasmids High levels of intrinsic resistance to a number of antibiotics have been reported for A seriously compromising the treatment of patients infected with this pathogen Intrinsic resistance mechanisms in members of this species include the production of chromosomal beta-lactamases and aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes expression of efflux pumps and permeability defects baumanii is also known for its ability to acquire genes encoding resistance determinants a result that is in line with the antibiotic susceptibility profile of strain APC25 Plasmids were not detected in A. baumannii APC25 and the isolate was not predicted as a human pathogen by the PathogenFinder tool (Supplementary Table S5) MLST sequences were uploaded to the Acinetobacter-MLST Pasteur database and since an unreported allele combination was observed Twenty-five PAIs and five RIs were identified in the genome of E. coli APC43A (Figure 3). The location of the islands is shown in the comparative ring of Figure 4. It is worth noting that these islands are almost completely absent in the genome of the non-pathogenic E. coli K-12 (Figure 3) among the detected resistance genes only the gene mdtB was within a GEI (EcPAI16) suggesting that these resistance islands may encode resistance to other classes of compounds the program identified PAIs and RIs in the same genome region which means that these regions may encode both resistance and virulence factors Comparative genomic ring designed in Gegenees program The innermost ring to the outermost is presented in this figure as follows: GC skew and the GC content of E coli K-12; the Resistance Islands (RIs) detected by GIPSy; the Pathogenicity Islands (PAIs) detected by GIPSy; CDSs identified in the genome of E The location of the resistance genes detected by CARD and ResFinder are shown and identified by their respective names in red as follows: GC skew and the GC content of Acinetobacter baumannii APC25; the genome sequence of A calcoacetius CA16; the Resistance Islands (RIs) detected by GIPSy; the Pathogenicity Islands (PAIs) detected by GIPSy; CDSs identified in the genome of A The genome of A. baumannii APC25 has 11 PAIs and 10 RIs (Figure 4). The low number of PAIs is in accordance with the prediction of PathogenFinder that classified the isolate as a non-pathogenic strain. The majority of PAIs and RIs were found in the same location of the genome similar to that observed for E. coli (Figure 4) No resistance genes predicted by CARD or ResFinder were located within GEI Lake Água Preta is an Amazonian mesotrophic lake located near a densely populated area that presented physical chemical and microbiological parameters in accordance to the Brazilian environmental laws The majority of bacterial strains (29 out of 31; 88%) isolated from the lake classified in the Enterobacteriaceae family In some cases the transfer potential of these genes were confirmed in conjugation assays These results suggest a high dissemination of ESBL genes in Gram-negative bacteria of Lake Água Preta which although not presenting characteristics of a highly impacted environment contains multi-drug resistant pathogenic strains such as E and RB conceived and designed the experiments This work was funded by the international cooperation project “ARTEMan: Antibiotic resistance transfer 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Suscribe x MercoPress, en Español Montevideo, May 5th 2025 - 13:19 UTC The Governors of the Brazilian States of Pernambuco and Alagoas issued separate emergency decrees during the weekend due to heavy rains affecting 12 and 29 cities respectively Pernambuco Governor Raquel Lyra decreed a situation of emergency in 12 cities in Zona da Mata heavy rains have affected 2,862 people from 756 families 447 people from 656 families are displaced and 101 families are homeless The emergency is established in the municipalities of São Benedito do Sul Thirteen points of landslides were registered in these cities - four in Catende it took into account the preservation of the welfare of the population and the socioeconomic activities of the affected regions and the fact that the inhabitants of the affected municipalities still do not have satisfactory conditions to overcome the damage and losses caused The government also announced the availability of emergency funding to municipalities in distress and calamity including those caused by heavy rains recorded in the metropolitan region of Recife and the areas of Mata and Agreste in recent days Governor Paulo Dantas Saturday declared a situation of emergency in 29 municipalities The municipalities reached by the decree are Atalaia Over 22,000 people have been affected statewide 2,756 people were left homeless and 19,273 people have been displaced 2,862 people have been affected by the rains in the state of which 447 are homeless and 101 are displaced Commenting for this story is now closed.If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page! The United States Treasury Department has levied sanctions against eight drug-cartel bosses who operate south of the Arizona border. The action means U.S. citizens who do any kind of business with them can face serious charges. In a press release, the Obama Administration said the eight drug kingpins live along a 375-mile stretch of the border from Agua Prieta to Mexicali. The men are known as plaza bosses. That means they’re in control of a geographic area to coordinate, direct, and support the smuggling of drugs from Mexico into the U.S. The plaza bosses work for the Sinaloa cartel and also control the smuggling of contraband from the U.S. into Mexico, according to the press release. “Today’s actions severely curtail the Sinaloa Cartel’s ability to use legitimate commerce to mask their illicit money laundering activities and reflect DEA’s global efforts to weaken its leadership and bring it to justice,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman. The Treasury department has used the Kingpin Act to officially declare that plaza bosses are drug traffickers. American citizens who do even legitimate business with these men could face criminal charges and fines of more than a million dollars. Three of the eight men have been arrested by Mexican authorities. Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match The current head to head record for the teams are Mirassol 6 win(s) Lucas Ramon is ranked 2 in big chances created in the competition (4) Have scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches Have kept the most clean sheets in the competition (4) Have been awarded the most penalties this season (4) 12 Feb 2025 22:30:00 GMT?Ponte Preta won 2–1 over Mirassol on Wed 12 Feb 2025 22:30:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 8 goals in their last 5 matches Mirassol is playing home against Ponte Preta at Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia on Wed Deaths in the storms which have been hitting Brazil's northeastern region for the past 10 days have reached 54 local Civil Defense services announced on Monday 2010 shows the flood in Agua Preta in northeast Brazil's Pernambuco State.[Agencia Estado/Xinhua]  20 people have died due to floods and mudslides; 27 towns declared state of emergency and other 12 declared state of calamity with four municipalities in state of emergency and 15 in state of calamity Over 150,000 people in the two states had to leave their homes due to the storms at least 50,000 had no place to go and are currently in improvised shelters in schools 000 kilometers of highways have been damaged in the two states the storms caused over one million reais (561 million U.S Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited the damaged areas and announced the release of 550 million reais (308 million U.S dollars) for the reconstruction of the devastated towns one million reais are to be made available through loans from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) in every sense of the word: there are those who love it and those who would like to see it erased forever We are talking about a feminist sculpture by Brazilian artist Juliana Notari (Recife which depicts an enormous red vulva 33 meters high by 16 meters wide and 6 meters deep and which has been standing out since last December 31 above a hillock in Usina de Arte an outdoor sculpture park near the town of Água Preta A large Land Art intervention that required the work of about forty people (the vulva was in fact modeled by hand without the use of excavators: the artist explained that with mechanical means it was not possible to achieve the desired degree of precision) and consists of an excavation in the earth covered with cement and resin The work is the result of a collaboration between Usina de Arte and the Museu de Arte Moderna Aloisio Magalhães in Recife and was created as the final project of an art residency by Juliana Notari."In Diva,“ Notari said ”I use art to dialogue with issues that refer to the problematization of gender from a feminine point of view combined with a cosmic vision that investigates the relationship between nature and culture in our phallocentric and anthropocentric Western society These issues are becoming increasingly urgent: after all it will be through a change in the perspective of the relationship between human and nonhuman that we will be able to live longer on this planet and in a less inequitable and less catastrophic society." Significantly thanked one by one and by name all the men who participated in the creation of the work It is a work that acquires special significance in Bolsonaro’s Brazil where misogyny and sexism are perceived as very strong problems comments from supporters of the current president were not long in coming a philosopher and polemicist known as Bolsonaro’s “guru,” went viral in a matter of hours “why do they talk bad about a 33-meter pussy when they could face her with a dick?” Still others think it is a leftist propaganda piece a great many think it is “obscene” or “reprehensible,” just to cite the softer comments some of which Notari reposted through his social channels writes that Juliana Notari’s gigantic vagina “fuses the feminine to the earth highlighting how the generating power of a woman’s body goes far beyond motherhood.” In contrast among the country’s most highly regarded poets wrote that it is a “beautiful and urgent” work that aggressive reactions are “a mirror of our backwardness,” and that “using art to criticize our structures is urgent.” For Juliana Notari she has never made such a huge work before but the female body has always been central to her artistic practice Her production also includes other works on the theme of human orifices: in 2012 producing an opening in a wall (a “wound”) with a shape reminiscent of the female genital organ Diva is thus but another step along this multi-year journey Below are some photos of the finished work and during the work 12:30 tons of information in this dense, packed routine from @jdrazenovich – acids, soil qualities…capps with “apple pie notes”, butterscotch, apple butter  Bahia has inspired the verses of some of the greatest poets and writers in the world And with travel restricted due to the pandemic how about getting to know Pelourinho through “The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell” or taking a stroll around the Comércio district thumbing through “Captains of the Sands” We have separated a list of 10 authors who mention Bahia in their works for you to have on your bookshelf or virtual reading tools palm oil literature mixes the classic and the contemporary and is always up to date Jorge Leal Amado de Faria was born in Itabuna He is the author of classics such as “Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands”; “Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon” and “Tent of Miracles” which talks about class conflicts and religious issues in the land of São Salvador it is possible to revisit Salvador from the 1930s and 1940s and get to know some landscapes Amado is the winner of awards such as the Camões Prize (1994) and the Stalin Peace Prize (1951) The very date of her birth – Bahia Independence Day – reveals that her destiny was indeed the state she moved to in 1963 One of her main works is “A Casa do Rio Vermelho” in the Salvador neighborhood that is one of the bohemian darlings of the city Zélia received the title of Citizen of the City of Salvador and the degree of Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters João Ubaldo Ribeiro is one of the most prodigal children on the island of Itaparica one of the main works of Brazilian literature in the narrative that takes place on the island of Itaparica between 1647 and 1977 is one of the greatest poets in the history of Brazil he wrote classics such as “Espumas Flutuantes” “Hinos do Equador” and “Navio Negreiro” The latter tells the story of the enslaved One of Jorge and Zélia’s great friends Myriam Fraga was born in Salvador on November 9 Some of the poet’s main works are “Femina” and “Sesmaria” which address themes related to the past and present in Salvador She received the Castro Alves Medal of Merit the Copene Culture and Art Award and the Maria Quitéria Medal poet José Carlos Capinam is one of the immortals of the Bahia Academy of Letters One of his main works is “Inquisitorial” which brings together poems covering various themes through a vision that refers to the Tropicalia period In addition to being an actress and professor at the State University of Santa Cruz (UESC) having authored books such as “Tramela” “Tratado das Veias” and “Alforrias” which deals with themes related to the black people and their religions important aspects of Salvador’s culture Lívia Natália was born in Salvador on December 25 She is a professor at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) where she also completed her master’s and doctorate Lívia also wrote “Sobejos do Mar” through the magical gaze of the waters that surround Salvador she received the “Banco Capital” award Hugo Canuto is a comic artist and draughtsman he released the comic book “A Canção de Mayrube – O início” inspired by the mythologies of the Peoples of America his graphic novel “Contos dos Orixás” became a finalist for the Jabuti Award – Comics it is possible to learn about aspects of the African-based religions in Salvador but pursued a career as a teacher and poet She is the author of “A Chuva de Maria” and “Muadiê Maria – Coleção Cartas Bahianas” talking about the history of Salvador and Bahia Nós utilizamos cookies para aprimorar e personalizar a sua experiência em nosso site você concorda em contribuir para os dados estatísticos de melhoria ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " Usina de Arte (inaugurated in 2015) is an exceptional initiative of the Pessoa de Queiroz family in Água Preta a place that is currently marked by great cultural controversy inaugurated in December with remarkable courage Diva is a sculptural installation in concrete painted with resin in a burning red colour which makes it possible to see the work from great distances The work reflects on striking issues of the artist’s poetics; marked by the female anatomy and the discussion of the sexual taboos imposed on women But the interpretation of the work also extends to the capitalist exploitation of the land It is in line with works that have aroused great controversy in recent centuries was owned by the psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan and has been on display at the Musée d’Orsay since 1995 It explicitly shows the belly and groin of a naked woman lying in bed has found its place in the history of modern painting but it does not fail to present the question of the gaze disturbingly This is the message that Juliana Notari intends to convey art takes us out of our comfort zone to rethink our world We must go beyond the shocking to think in greater depth especially at a time when several intellectual revolutions are advancing and the issue of abortion in many South American countries Juliana Notari joins some of her colleagues such as the famous British artist Anish Kapoor he caused outrage with Dirty Corner (nicknamed by journalists “the queen’s vagina”) in the gardens of Versailles The work was received with violent and spontaneous hatred the artist declared triumphantly: “Those infamous words are part of my work they stigmatise it in the name of our universal principles (…) I now challenge museums all over the world to show it as it is the work was an open tunnel of rusty steel pointed at the castle through a kind of trunk The tunnel was surrounded by excavations and huge blocks of stone (up to 25 tons) In the solar and geometric gardens of Le Nôtre the artist looked for the dark side and the original chaos of that place the darkness that witnessed the birth of the Sun King where André Le Nôtre put so much determination and genius to tame nature and to constrict its landscapes… This is the story that Anish Kapoor wanted to tell Juliana Notari was preceded in 2010 by the illustrious colleague Henrique Oliveira he presented his massive cave-shaped installation The crevice through which the public entered left no doubt as to the artist’s intention Ricardo Resende wrote: “In this three-dimensional work Like a body that opened to the public…” Resende underlines the relationship with the work of the German artist Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) Merzbau Aware that the original name he had given to this construction was The Cathedral of Erotic Misery whose content was also shocking at the time as much as anything that today’s radical artists can produce “A determining artist in the unfolding of Henrique Oliveira’s artistic process Merzbau would treat in a general way the idea of a great constructive and three-dimensional collage A collage-sculpture that reminded the interior of caves Or even the cavernous bodies constitutive of the vagina The installation A Origem do Terceiro Mundo somehow recovered the idea of Merzbau… It’s as if we were thrown into the tunnel where Alice fell It’s as if we were thrown into the human body sees this work as a magnificent trigger capable of provoking adult reactions and encouraging thought it is good to see that culture is far from dead in Brazil We have good reason to rejoice and thank the artist for this new boldness This article was originally published in DASartes magazine, which translated it from French into Portuguese. is an international curator of contemporary art He also is involved with cultural digital platforms Subscribe to the Newsletter (EN Version)! 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