Nara Roesler São Paulo is pleased to present Àkùko, Eiyéle and Ekodidé – A Flock by Alberto Pitta, the first solo exhibition by the Bahian artist at the gallery’s São Paulo location. A central figure in Salvador’s carnival, Alberto Pitta designed the prints for important groups such as Olodum and Filhos de Gandhy, and in 1998 he founded his own bloco, Cortejo Afro.
Curated and introduced by a critical text by Galciani Neves, the exhibition features 24 new works alongside others produced in recent years, including paintings and screen prints on canvas, as well as a wooden coffee cart – a reference to the colorful carts used by street vendors to sell coffee in Salvador, and also to the work presented in the group exhibition The Stillness of the Earth: Everyday Life, Contemporary Art and the Axé Project, curated by France Morin at the Museum of Modern Art of Bahia in 2000.
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