Rosana Paulino

“ ..Paulino ironically combines the phallic fruit with its female name, producing an aesthetic unfamiliarity sewn into the artist’s textile works and outlining a dubious link between image and history... ”

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Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo

“ ..Going back to her own personal story, Paulino saw that the problem with the way blacks are represented translates to their almost complete absence from a wide range of activities and history, especially... ”

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MAR, Museu de Arte do Rio

“ ..Beginning as an artist in the 1990s, Paulino quickly distinguished herself, having found a unique voice among her contemporaries with her bright takes on social, ethnicity, and gender issues, all troubling... ”

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MAR, Museu de Arte do Rio

“ ..Paulino explores non-Christian and classic myths as an exercise to activate a memory concerned with silence, marginalization, and domination in the history of women... ”

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Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo

“ ..Renowned for tackling social issues arising from the position black women occupy in contemporary society, the artist will present over 140 works she produced over the course of twenty-five years... ”

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MAR, Museu de Arte do Rio