Adriana Varejao
THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, I interview\xa0one of the most renowned artists living today, Adriana Varej\xe3o\n\nBest known for her sculptural, almost architectural, paintings that extend far beyond the frame, Varej\xe3o has tackled themes of Brazilian cultural identity, challenged ideas of modern monuments, and in her art exposes colonial truths through traditional processes. \n\nDrawing upon the visual language of the European Baroque, Chinese Song ceramics as well as Brazilian and other South American traditions \u2013 just as she once said: interest lies in the interactions between different latitudes of the world.\n\nAt once gory and theatrical, Varej\xe3o's work is all about what lies under the surface \u2013 literally \u2013 under the layers of canvas or plaster but also metaphorically, asking whose stories are being hidden, what violence is being covered up. \n\nShe has exhibited all over the world with major exhibitions in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, at the ICA in Boston, and in 2016 designed the Brazilian Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Today, Varej\xe3o's practice continues to break ground in how we interpret cross-global intersections and ideas.\n\nFollow us:\nKaty Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel\nSound editing by Mikaela Carmichael\nArtwork by @thisisaliceskinner\nMusic by Ben Wetherfield\n\nhttps://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/\n\nTHIS EPISODE IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY OCULA: https://ocula.com/